Is there a way to get the rmerlin scripts working with .sh at the end?

[Deleted member 27741]

I use smb often at home (where it is fast enough) to edit my /jffs/scripts. Using windows it is a bit of pain opening them because they don't have a "file type". Is there a way we can get rmerlin scripts t0 work with .sh at the end (pre-mount.sh firewall-start.sh etc)? I am guessing this is a ridiculous idea for some reason so I apologize for my ignorance in advance.

 

[ColinTaylor]

Yes it is ridiculous (just joking).

If you have installed a Unix compatible editor like Notepad++ you can just right-click on the file and "Edit with Notepad++".

 

[Deleted member 27741]

I am so sick of that though! Right? My solution is to just make the rmerlin scripts shortcuts to scripts with .sh added. Now I can edit the .sh scripts without all the right-clicking. Yay me?

 

[john9527]

What is your preferred editor? (full path to the executable)

I'll gen up a .reg file for you that will make anything with no extension default to be opened by that editor

 

[ColinTaylor]

I am so sick of that though! Right? My solution is to just make the rmerlin scripts shortcuts to scripts with .sh added. Now I can edit the .sh scripts without all the right-clicking. Yay me?

Err, OK. It doesn't seem like such a hardship though. One right-click and one left-click as apposed to a double left-click.

I can understand the inconvenience of the usual: double left-click, click Open, scroll through list, double left-click again, click Open again.

 

[Deleted member 27741]

@ColinTaylor - I was being a bit sarcastic. It is not such a hardship indeed. Losing a click here or there at the expense of ten times the work to accomplish said loss of click is how I roll.

@john9527 - wow, thanks!

C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\notepad++.exe

Oh, and P.S.- making the rmerlin scripts "shortcuts" to scripts with .sh at the end was a miserable fail. For those who run into this thread- do not do it.

 

[john9527]

Here you go....Rename it to drop the .txt and merge the .reg

 

[Deleted member 27741]

Thanks again john... Not sure why but that reg addition did not work. I used these commands at an elevated cmd prompt to get it working-
assoc .="No Extension"
ftype "No Extension"=^"^%ProgramFiles(x86)^%\Notepad++\notepad++.exe^" "%1"

Solution taken from this guy-
http://superuser.com/users/2938/hasen
On this web page-
http://superuser.com/questions/1365...opening-files-without-an-extension-in-windows

 

[john9527]

Not sure why but that reg addition did not work

Duh....my fault. Forgot the quotes. I updated the attachment in case anyone else tries it.

 

[TerminX]

Just alter the scripts that don't have extensions so that they execute some of your own scripts that do.

 

[RMerlin]

Personally, telling Windows to stop hiding extensions is one of the first things I do with my systems.

I always thought it was a security nightmare anyway, as photo.exe might easily lead a user into double clicking on it if all he sees is "photo".

 

[john9527]

Just alter the scripts that don't have extensions so that they execute some of your own scripts that do.

The best, simpliest answer yet!

 

[Deleted member 27741]

Just alter the scripts that don't have extensions so that they execute some of your own scripts that do.

This is what I meant when I said "My solution is to just make the rmerlin scripts shortcuts to scripts with .sh added (post 3)." That did not work right, I am guessing because some of the scripts are called early enough during boot that things get wonky (I warned people about my issue in post 6).

@RMerlin I must have file extensions unhidden in windows too! I wonder if they kept hidden file extensions for win 10. Sigh, microsoft.