VSCode Task for Compiling and Running a Bash Script

This project contains a VSCode tasks.json configuration that enables you to easily compile and run a shell script with an input file and save the output to an output file. This setup is useful for automating tasks where an input file is required, and results are stored in a designated output file.

Prerequisites

• VSCode installed
• Shell access on your system
• input.txt file created in your workspace

How It Works

The task in tasks.json:

1. Grants execute permissions to the selected file.
2. Executes the file with input redirection from input.txt and output redirection to output.txt.

Steps to Use

1. Clone this repository to your local environment.
2. Open the project in VSCode.
3. Ensure you have an input.txt file in the root of your workspace.
4. Press Ctrl+Shift+B to trigger the "Compile and run" task.

The task will silently compile and run the current file, using input.txt as input and saving the results in output.txt.

Notes

• Modify input.txt to change the input parameters.
• View output.txt after running the task to check the results.
• Customize the task by editing the tasks.json file.

File Structure

├── dir1
│   ├── file11.sh
│   └── file12.sh
├── dir2
│   ├── file21.sh
│   ├── file22.sh
│   └── file23.sh
├── dir3
├── input.txt
└── output.txt

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.