How do I build a script in windows or GNU/Linux that checks if certain files/programs exist in the machine, and then either apologize to the user or downloads and installs them for theuser if they do not exist?

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anonymous · Answer

wget echo print grep fgrep maybe ....make a empty file called sorry.sh ...make its permissions 755 and executeable.

rsmith6559 · Answer

if [ -e /file/name ]
then
  echo "Goodee!"
else
  wget blah blah blah
fi

anonymous · Answer

Thanks; now I'm automating the whole 'download and install and configure program for my colleagues. Unfortunately, most of my colleagues are using Windows machines, so I must translate the script to Windows :(

What is the cmd.exe/powershell equivalent of commands like grep or wget? I've heard that powershell is more powerful that most UNIX shells like bash, csh, tcsh, etc. so I will keep searching for a solution for my colleagues :D

anonymous · Answer

I don't know anything about scripting on Win myself, but I know that a lot of people use AutoHotkey for writing simple scripts.

anonymous · Answer

probably on windows I would look for ftp or http servers to get the files I need and then use  print statements pause statement and stuff and develop it using the FTP commands plenty of refrence out there for powershell....but if you want a powerful shell that is fairly simple to use I suggest using Linux....windows tends to be overly complex for my taste when writing complex scripts. Linux can download all the required files for a windows machine put them on say a ftp server or ssh and then a simple windows script can download the required files and print your messages...lots and lots of possibilities