looks like this script was edited with a word processor and contains formating that are causing problems as ascii text file. Open this file again with a word processor, copy it into a plain ascii text editor and save t again (as plain text). Do not edit programs with a Word processor. hope this helps, wolf Leslie Engineering wrote: > Sorry :) > > So this is what I get : > > > bash-3.2$ chmod +x script_name.sh > bash-3.2$ ./script_name.sh > ./sta.sh: line 1: {rtf1ansiansicpg1252cocoartf1038cocoasubrtf350: > command not found > ./sta.sh: line 2: syntax error near unexpected token `}' > ./sta.sh: line 2: `{\fonttbl\f0\fswiss\fcharset0 Helvetica;}' > > > > I don't know how to interpret! > > On Tue, Aug 2, 2011 at 10:10 AM, Cunningham, Dustin > <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: > > It looks like your file is a bash shell script. I think you can > just give it executive privileges and run it in the terminal. > > try this: > > chmod +x filename > ./filename > ________________________________________ > From: FSL - FMRIB's Software Library [[log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]>] On Behalf Of Leslie Engineering > [[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>] > Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2011 9:27 AM > To: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > Subject: [FSL] running a script with FSL > > A colleague sent a single trial analysis script that he says "runs > with FSL 4.0 and above" > > How do you run a script with fsl? > > I set the path in xterm: > > export PATH="$PATH:~/scripts_folder" > > and tried to source the file > > source script_name.sh > > (clearly computers are not like the back of my hand...) > > Is there something in the fsl gui where I can automatically select > the script.. because I am unable to do it in the terminal prompt. > >