iwgetid in script returns "" [solved]

[Member Vincent17]

I have a startup script that needs to know when I’m on home wifi. I use [[ $(iwgetid -r) = "my ssid" ]] && a=home || a=away
This works on a command line or if the script is run from a terminal, but if the script is run by clicking its icon, or in my case, from .jwm/Startup, then $(iwgetid) returns “” and always a=away. Can someone explain what’s going on?

antiX-17.3.1_386-base Helen Keller 27 December 2018
rox/jwm (just like Puppy 🙂

P.S. I ask here, not on StackExchange because this script works as expected in MX, puppy and a couple of others.
iwconfig, ifconfig behave the same way.

• This topic was modified 3 years, 7 months ago by Vincent17. Reason: clarity, additional info
• This topic was modified 3 years, 7 months ago by Vincent17.

[Member Vincent17]

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This works:
[[ $(/sbin/iwgetid -r) = "my ssid" ]] && a=home || a=away
Would still appreciate an explanation

[Forum Admin anticapitalista]

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Is sbin in $PATH? (type $PATH in a terminal)

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Generally /sbin contains “system” commands and isn’t in user’s paths, and shouldn’t be, but is in root’s path. Rather than adding it to your path, it’s best to just fully qualify the command if running as a user.

[Member Vincent17]

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Is sbin in $PATH?

Yes.

it’s best to just fully qualify the command

lesson learned!

Thanks.

EDIT: test.sh contains xmessage $PATH
$ ./test.sh yields /usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/local/games:/usr/games:/sbin:/usr/sbin
click on icon yields /usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/local/games:/usr/games
??

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