I tried to execute script within C program. I tried:
system("/home/olaudix/weather.sh")
system("sh /home/olaudix/weather.sh")
execvp("/home/olaudix/weather.sh")
but all of them throw
syntax error: "(" unexpected at line 1.
Scripts starts with function getData() { but it runs fine when executed in terminal.
The shebang (i.e.: #!) at the very beginning of the scripts is missing. You need it in order to specify the corresponding interpreter (bash in this case), i.e.:
#!/bin/bash
bash with the script to run as an argument as part of system() (i.e.: bash -c "command-to-run").It is also possible to source the shell script in the system command. Below is an example
$ cat 48465591.c
#include<stdio.h>
#include<stdlib.h>
int main(int argc,char* argv[])
{
system(". ./myshellscript.sh"); // Note the '.' which stands for sourcing
return 0;
}
$ cat myshellscript.sh
printhello()
{
echo "Hello";
}
sh -c#!line. Also, if you want to be compatible with sh, it should begetData() {(withoutfunction).