Re: Using Sudo comand to delete App
Re: Using Sudo comand to delete App
- Subject: Re: Using Sudo comand to delete App
- From: Stephane Sudre <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 01 Jun 2012 17:03:58 -0700
On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 8:35 AM, vishnu kulkarni <email@hidden> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> We are using Sudo command in Script to trash the app before installing
> the new one. However I believe Sudo command needs admin password to
> proceed further. The Script which is being used has 2 criteria
> 1) To kill the app if it's running.
> 2) To trash the app from applications and then go ahead with the installation.
>
> To trash the app we are using Sudo Rm- R and full path of the app. Is
> it advisible to use Sudo command inside the script? Any other
> alternatives to trash the app before installing the new one using
> script?
In addition to Greg's answer, it is a good idea to use absolute path
to command line tool in these scripts. So if you use rm -r, use
/bin/rm -r instead.
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