Scritping BC3 on Linux

[blaz]

What is the difference in the syntax for scripting BC3 in Linux?
In Windows I am calling this using a .bat file which point to the text file and the Beyond Compare exe file. In the text file I use the c:\Folder structure to load folders. How would I do this is Linux? I want to use a bash script and then call the text file in the bash script and pass a parameter in the bash script to load a folder called on the bash script.

[Aaron]

Hello Blaz,

In Linux, you need bcompare installed, and a script file containing the script, just like Windows.

Then create a bash file: "runme.sh"
edit it, and the first line should be "#!/bin/sh" or whatever your specific sh path is. you can "which sh" from the command line to help you find it.
the 2nd line should be bcompare @script.txt

"chmod +x runme.sh" to make it executable
Then, you can run your bash with "./runme.sh"

[blaz]

Thank you. Can BC3 be run via a script on a Linux Host that does not have X Windows Installed? We juts purchesed several licenses for Dual Licenses but our Linux Machines do not have X Windows installed.

[Zoë]

Sorry, no. BC has to be able to open an X-Windows connection even if it's run silently.