Creating a script to look up definitions and pauses












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I wish to write a script file to look up definitions in an online dictionary from a long list of words (5000 words). I don't want my ISP or website to ban me, and also Firefox won't be able to run 5000 tabs, so I wanted to add a pause to the list after say about 50 searches, close those tabs, and continue then search for the next 50 words with the press of a button. I've read a lot of the posts online but I haven't been successful in getting my script to run.



This is what I have so far:



I create a script file named words with Mousepad, set file permissions as executable, and pasted the following into the file. Then I click the file and it runs.



It looks up the words but it doesn't pause after looking up 'stehen' (line 3) as I expect the read command should. What am I doing wrong?



Note: This script is only a sample since I don't want to test it with 5000 words.



#! /bin/bash  
firefox "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=l"
firefox "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=stehen"
read -p "Press Enter to continue"
firefox "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=finden"
firefox "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=bleiben"


by the way, when I had Windows I had this working well. I simply added Pause! every 50 lines or so.










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    I wish to write a script file to look up definitions in an online dictionary from a long list of words (5000 words). I don't want my ISP or website to ban me, and also Firefox won't be able to run 5000 tabs, so I wanted to add a pause to the list after say about 50 searches, close those tabs, and continue then search for the next 50 words with the press of a button. I've read a lot of the posts online but I haven't been successful in getting my script to run.



    This is what I have so far:



    I create a script file named words with Mousepad, set file permissions as executable, and pasted the following into the file. Then I click the file and it runs.



    It looks up the words but it doesn't pause after looking up 'stehen' (line 3) as I expect the read command should. What am I doing wrong?



    Note: This script is only a sample since I don't want to test it with 5000 words.



    #! /bin/bash  
    firefox "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=l"
    firefox "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=stehen"
    read -p "Press Enter to continue"
    firefox "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=finden"
    firefox "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=bleiben"


    by the way, when I had Windows I had this working well. I simply added Pause! every 50 lines or so.










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      I wish to write a script file to look up definitions in an online dictionary from a long list of words (5000 words). I don't want my ISP or website to ban me, and also Firefox won't be able to run 5000 tabs, so I wanted to add a pause to the list after say about 50 searches, close those tabs, and continue then search for the next 50 words with the press of a button. I've read a lot of the posts online but I haven't been successful in getting my script to run.



      This is what I have so far:



      I create a script file named words with Mousepad, set file permissions as executable, and pasted the following into the file. Then I click the file and it runs.



      It looks up the words but it doesn't pause after looking up 'stehen' (line 3) as I expect the read command should. What am I doing wrong?



      Note: This script is only a sample since I don't want to test it with 5000 words.



      #! /bin/bash  
      firefox "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=l"
      firefox "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=stehen"
      read -p "Press Enter to continue"
      firefox "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=finden"
      firefox "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=bleiben"


      by the way, when I had Windows I had this working well. I simply added Pause! every 50 lines or so.










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      I wish to write a script file to look up definitions in an online dictionary from a long list of words (5000 words). I don't want my ISP or website to ban me, and also Firefox won't be able to run 5000 tabs, so I wanted to add a pause to the list after say about 50 searches, close those tabs, and continue then search for the next 50 words with the press of a button. I've read a lot of the posts online but I haven't been successful in getting my script to run.



      This is what I have so far:



      I create a script file named words with Mousepad, set file permissions as executable, and pasted the following into the file. Then I click the file and it runs.



      It looks up the words but it doesn't pause after looking up 'stehen' (line 3) as I expect the read command should. What am I doing wrong?



      Note: This script is only a sample since I don't want to test it with 5000 words.



      #! /bin/bash  
      firefox "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=l"
      firefox "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=stehen"
      read -p "Press Enter to continue"
      firefox "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=finden"
      firefox "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=bleiben"


      by the way, when I had Windows I had this working well. I simply added Pause! every 50 lines or so.







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          This code does it:



          #!/bin/bash

          firefox -new-tab -url "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=l" -new-tab -url "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=stehen" -new-tab -url "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=finden" -new-tab -url "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=bleiben" -new-tab -url "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=bleiben"
          sleep 10
          firefox -new-tab -url "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=bleiben" -new-tab -url "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=l" -new-tab -url "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=stehen"
          sleep 10
          firefox -new-tab -url "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=finden" -new-tab -url "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=bleiben" -new-tab -url "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=l"
          sleep 10
          firefox -new-tab -url "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=stehen" -new-tab -url "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=bleiben"
          sleep 10
          firefox -new-tab -url "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=finden" -new-tab -url "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=bleiben"


          -Your code has Firefox open each page in a new window. The -new-tab -url opens each page in a separate tab. I just used some of the URLs that you had multiple times. You can adjust it with the URLs that you need.



          -After closing the Firefox window, it sleeps for 10 seconds via sleep 10. This is the equivalent of the pause command in Windows. You can adjust the time if needed.



          -You can replace sleep 10 with read -p "Press Enter to continue" if you'd rather press enter when you want to open a new Window and tabs.



          Which one it performs is up to you.






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            This code does it:



            #!/bin/bash

            firefox -new-tab -url "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=l" -new-tab -url "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=stehen" -new-tab -url "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=finden" -new-tab -url "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=bleiben" -new-tab -url "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=bleiben"
            sleep 10
            firefox -new-tab -url "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=bleiben" -new-tab -url "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=l" -new-tab -url "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=stehen"
            sleep 10
            firefox -new-tab -url "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=finden" -new-tab -url "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=bleiben" -new-tab -url "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=l"
            sleep 10
            firefox -new-tab -url "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=stehen" -new-tab -url "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=bleiben"
            sleep 10
            firefox -new-tab -url "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=finden" -new-tab -url "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=bleiben"


            -Your code has Firefox open each page in a new window. The -new-tab -url opens each page in a separate tab. I just used some of the URLs that you had multiple times. You can adjust it with the URLs that you need.



            -After closing the Firefox window, it sleeps for 10 seconds via sleep 10. This is the equivalent of the pause command in Windows. You can adjust the time if needed.



            -You can replace sleep 10 with read -p "Press Enter to continue" if you'd rather press enter when you want to open a new Window and tabs.



            Which one it performs is up to you.






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              This code does it:



              #!/bin/bash

              firefox -new-tab -url "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=l" -new-tab -url "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=stehen" -new-tab -url "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=finden" -new-tab -url "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=bleiben" -new-tab -url "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=bleiben"
              sleep 10
              firefox -new-tab -url "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=bleiben" -new-tab -url "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=l" -new-tab -url "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=stehen"
              sleep 10
              firefox -new-tab -url "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=finden" -new-tab -url "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=bleiben" -new-tab -url "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=l"
              sleep 10
              firefox -new-tab -url "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=stehen" -new-tab -url "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=bleiben"
              sleep 10
              firefox -new-tab -url "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=finden" -new-tab -url "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=bleiben"


              -Your code has Firefox open each page in a new window. The -new-tab -url opens each page in a separate tab. I just used some of the URLs that you had multiple times. You can adjust it with the URLs that you need.



              -After closing the Firefox window, it sleeps for 10 seconds via sleep 10. This is the equivalent of the pause command in Windows. You can adjust the time if needed.



              -You can replace sleep 10 with read -p "Press Enter to continue" if you'd rather press enter when you want to open a new Window and tabs.



              Which one it performs is up to you.






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                This code does it:



                #!/bin/bash

                firefox -new-tab -url "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=l" -new-tab -url "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=stehen" -new-tab -url "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=finden" -new-tab -url "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=bleiben" -new-tab -url "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=bleiben"
                sleep 10
                firefox -new-tab -url "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=bleiben" -new-tab -url "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=l" -new-tab -url "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=stehen"
                sleep 10
                firefox -new-tab -url "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=finden" -new-tab -url "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=bleiben" -new-tab -url "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=l"
                sleep 10
                firefox -new-tab -url "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=stehen" -new-tab -url "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=bleiben"
                sleep 10
                firefox -new-tab -url "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=finden" -new-tab -url "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=bleiben"


                -Your code has Firefox open each page in a new window. The -new-tab -url opens each page in a separate tab. I just used some of the URLs that you had multiple times. You can adjust it with the URLs that you need.



                -After closing the Firefox window, it sleeps for 10 seconds via sleep 10. This is the equivalent of the pause command in Windows. You can adjust the time if needed.



                -You can replace sleep 10 with read -p "Press Enter to continue" if you'd rather press enter when you want to open a new Window and tabs.



                Which one it performs is up to you.






                share|improve this answer













                This code does it:



                #!/bin/bash

                firefox -new-tab -url "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=l" -new-tab -url "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=stehen" -new-tab -url "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=finden" -new-tab -url "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=bleiben" -new-tab -url "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=bleiben"
                sleep 10
                firefox -new-tab -url "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=bleiben" -new-tab -url "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=l" -new-tab -url "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=stehen"
                sleep 10
                firefox -new-tab -url "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=finden" -new-tab -url "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=bleiben" -new-tab -url "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=l"
                sleep 10
                firefox -new-tab -url "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=stehen" -new-tab -url "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=bleiben"
                sleep 10
                firefox -new-tab -url "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=finden" -new-tab -url "https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=bleiben"


                -Your code has Firefox open each page in a new window. The -new-tab -url opens each page in a separate tab. I just used some of the URLs that you had multiple times. You can adjust it with the URLs that you need.



                -After closing the Firefox window, it sleeps for 10 seconds via sleep 10. This is the equivalent of the pause command in Windows. You can adjust the time if needed.



                -You can replace sleep 10 with read -p "Press Enter to continue" if you'd rather press enter when you want to open a new Window and tabs.



                Which one it performs is up to you.







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