Startup Script

How to Execute a Script at Startup on the Raspberry Pi
1. Enable Desktop Autologin: to begin, enter the Raspberry Pi configuration menu using the following command:sudo raspi-config
Select menu option 3 "Boot options" and click enter once the "Desktop / CLI" option is highlighted and finally select the "Desktop Autologin" choice
2. Edit the autostart file  run the following in the terminal:sudo nano /etc/xdg/lxsession/LXDE-pi/autostart
Navigate to the end of the 2nd line and press enter. Next you will add a command to launch your script by listing the full path and file name
Ex. /home/pi/myscript.sh
3. Finally save and exit the script and test it by running sudo reboot now
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For more information click the following links:
-https://www.wikihow.com/Execute-a-Script-at-Startup-on-the-Raspberry-Pi​

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