How do I undrestand a script?

[lestranger]

Hi!

I am a linux newbie that recently emigrated form Windows. At the moment I'm exploring the terminal, and am quite impressed whith what you can do there. I have one question however, that might seem silly...

I was reading a guide for netbook newbies on the Register, where I was told to use this script:

#!/bin/sh
killall AsusLauncher
/opt/xandros/bin/AsusLauncher &

(For your information: the system is an Asus EEE PC running xandros. AsusLauncher is a directory where the data about my simplified desktop is stored)

This is support to relaunch my graphical interface, but when i did my bookmarks and ersonla data were temporarily gone. Everything is fine now, and my question is not about this case.

My question is: How do I understand what a script will do to my computer? I gues i will read tutorials etc. but when a script whith unknown commands appear, where do i go to undrstand what they mean?

Best regads.

[rokytnji]

Maybe this will help with what you are trying to learn

Linux Command Directory: Index

[dennis89]

Maybe this will help with what you are trying to learn

Linux Command Directory: Index

Thanks, that's a useful page. Bookmarked

[umeshkmahindrakar]

hi,

you have to see what that executable is doing. First see the code of the executable.
It is simple the code that you are running and executable in backgound before running you are killing the executable.