Running a shell script from a Desktop icon

deefree · 06-09-2009, 12:07 PM

Is there a way to click on a Desktop icon for a shell script and have it automatically run "In Terminal" instead of also having to click on "In Terminal"?

jamescondron · 06-09-2009, 12:22 PM

Depends on what terminal you're using, see the relevant man page. And example in gnome-terminal, though;

Code:

gnome-terminal -e command

Note, though, that this will exit as soon as the command returns exit, so you could either stick a sleep after it, or run it as part of another command, such as screen