I Recently got an ASUS Eee running Xandros .

But my question is really basic :

I made a simple one line .sh script to switch to an external display . If I highlight it in the file manager and hit enter , it opens a console and executes . But then the console window asks me to type enter to continue ( and close ) .

How can I make a shell script that just executes and quits ?

Uhm. end your script with 'exit'

Thought I'd tried that . Obviously not as wrong as 'kill' , but doesn't do anything . Here's the script :

sudo /usr/bin/xrandr --output VGA --mode 1024x768 --output LVDS --off
exit

I still get
Press <ENTER> to continue...

exit 0

You may need to redirect STDOUT/STDERR and run it in the background.

sudo /usr/bin/xrandr --output VGA --mode 1024x768 --output LVDS --off > /dev/null 2>&1 &
exit 0

Still pops up a console window and waits for me to close it .

I find that when I run it using the run window it runs 'silently' - no console popping up .

So it must be something in the way KDE has set up its File Manager .

Pain , but I guess I'll just use the Run command window from now on . ( The script is something I generally do whenever I attach the Eee to my desk monitor . )

Thanks for the help .

If you are running KDE (AKA the "Advanced Desktop" - see http://wiki.eeeuser.com/howto:getkde ) on the stock Xandros OS then you can just R-click your desktop, Create New ... Link to application.

Then:
General Tab: Click on the blue gear Icon, and choose a more suitable icon, and then name it "External_Monitor" instead of just "Link to application".
Application Tab: In the Command box, put your command.
Click OK

You now have a new desktop icon that'll do what you want with one click.
You can play with this new icon by R-clicking it and choosing "Properties".

If it annoys you by being on your desktop, drag it somewhere else. It needs to keep its name as something.desktop though.

If you did want it to run in a terminal, under the Application Tab, Advanced Options, there's the option to "Run in terminal".

If you are not running KDE, I strongly suggest you install it: it is highly customisable, which is one of the many reasons I love it.

Have fun.

Hey , thanks .

That worked . ( Leaves a little icon stuck to my cursor for a while tho . )

I've never really been a "desktop" user ; it's always covered up with work . But this gives me the flexibility to use it from anywhere .

Pleased it worked for you.

Yes, it does, and I cannot be bothered to work out how to stop that, but if you are interested, it'll probably be here somewhere:
Launch kcontrol (from a terminal, I don't think it is on the eee's menus). Then General Settings - Desktop Behaviour - Launch feedback

"Launch feedback" is quite useful on the (rather slow) eee as it lets you know that it has recognised your Click-to-do-whatever, and the fact that nothing is opening is because the eee is quite slow (at the 600MHz default). I don't care as I only use it for travel, and it is light, small (but not too small), and fully functional.