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An example for a current problem; the file downloaded can have a trivial name such as install.sh and collide with similar files (the rm is especially problematic here I think). This is why tem...
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#2: Post edited
by
Peter Taylor
·
2021-03-21T22:21:11Z (almost 4 years ago)
- > An example for a current problem; the file downloaded can have a trivial name such as install.sh and collide with similar files (the rm is especially problematic here I think).
- This is why `tempfile` exists.
- FILENAME=`tempfile`
cd ${HOME} &&- wget -O ${FILENAME} https://raw.githubusercontent.com/<username>/<project>/<branch>/<path>/<file> &&
- source ${FILENAME} &&
- rm ${FILENAME}
If you really want the temp file to be in `~`, you can change the invocation to `tempfile -d ${HOME}`.
- > An example for a current problem; the file downloaded can have a trivial name such as install.sh and collide with similar files (the rm is especially problematic here I think).
- This is why `tempfile` exists.
- FILENAME=`tempfile`
- cd DESTINATION &&
- wget -O ${FILENAME} https://raw.githubusercontent.com/<username>/<project>/<branch>/<path>/<file> &&
- source ${FILENAME} &&
- rm ${FILENAME}
- If you really want the temp file to be in `DESTINATION`, you can change the invocation to `tempfile -d DESTINATION`.
#1: Initial revision
by
Peter Taylor
·
2021-03-20T19:52:54Z (almost 4 years ago)
> An example for a current problem; the file downloaded can have a trivial name such as install.sh and collide with similar files (the rm is especially problematic here I think).
This is why `tempfile` exists.
FILENAME=`tempfile`
cd ${HOME} &&
wget -O ${FILENAME} https://raw.githubusercontent.com/<username>/<project>/<branch>/<path>/<file> &&
source ${FILENAME} &&
rm ${FILENAME}
If you really want the temp file to be in `~`, you can change the invocation to `tempfile -d ${HOME}`.