Editing Autoinstall.sh

'''General'''

As explained on the previous page, a file called autoinstall.sh is used to instruct Sync 3 which commands need to be executed. The language used in this file is bash/shell. You can find a lot about in on the internet but below are some useful subjects:

* The first line of the autoinstall.sh of a Mod or App always starts with a so called "she-bang": #!/bin/sh  It is used to tell the interpreter which scripting language is offered. In this case it is bash/shell. Useful sources for bash/shell online are: https://linuxconfig.org/bash-scripting-tutorial and https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/shell-scripting-crash-course-how-to-write-bash-scripts-in-linux/
* As you can see the first character is a #. That character can be used to add information to a script without being executed (but it can be interpreted, like offering the she-bang script language).
* For most Mods an Apps a section is used at the top of the script that is commented out (starting with #) to show some nice fmods information.
* After that it is common to declare some general Mod information and environment variables that are used in the script. Example Mod Information: <code># Mod Name      : QuickDial Top-10 Contacts Mod ( QUICKDIAL_CONTACTS ).</code><code># Author        : Pascal Kolkman.</code><code># Creation date : 2024-07-14.</code><code># Version       : 1.0.</code><code># Update date   : 2024-07-14.</code><code># Update notes  : First version.</code>Example Environment variables: <code>#########################################################################################################################################################################</code> <code>#   DO NOT EDIT THIS BLOCK.                                                                                                                                             #</code>  <code>#   Environment variables. MODNAME.                                                                                                                                     #</code>  <code>#########################################################################################################################################################################</code>  <code># Feel free to delete unnecessary Env. vars</code>  <code>FILES_DIR="/fs/usb0/SyncMyMod/files"</code>  <code># BIN_DIR="${FILES_DIR}/bin"</code>  <code>PATCH_DIR="${FILES_DIR}/patch"</code>  <code>SHELL_DIR="${FILES_DIR}/shell"</code>  <code>OTHER_DIR="${FILES_DIR}/other"</code>  <code>BACKUP_DIR="${OTHER_DIR}/backup"</code>  <code>NEW_DIR="${OTHER_DIR}/new"</code>
* The MODNAME variable is used to add information about the Mod to Sync3.
* After the environment section, there is a section with functions that are called. They are used to display stuff, like text and images
* Below that a section is offered in whcih is checked if FMOdsTools is insatlled (or before: Modstools). It should containg code like:  <br /><code>if ! grep -q "${MODTOOLS}" /fs/rwdata/dev/mods_tools.txt; then</code>  <code>    displayMessage "FMods Tools not found. Installation aborted."</code>  <code>    else</code>  <code>   </code>  <code>    LINE=$(grep "$MODTOOLS" /fs/rwdata/dev/mods_tools.txt)</code>  <code>    MODS_TOOLS_VERSION=$(echo "$LINE" | awk -F'_' '{print $NF}')</code>  <code>   </code>  <code>    if ! awk 'BEGIN {exit !('"$MODS_TOOLS_VERSION"' >= '"$MIN_MODTOOLS_VERSION"') }'; then</code>  <code>        displayMessage "FMods Tools ${MIN_MODTOOLS_VERSION} or higher not found. Installation aborted."</code>  <code>    fi</code>  <code>fi</code>
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