Using a launcher to run a file

baldurpet · 03-04-2009, 03:29 PM

I want to either make a launcher in the panel or an icon in the main menu which opens this folder /usr/local/bin/bash/words.

The file words is run by writing ./words in a terminal where the pwd is /usr/local/bin/bash, so I tried something like cd /usr/local/bin/bash; ./words but it didn't work.

What should I do?

digerati1338 · 03-04-2009, 03:42 PM

When it asks for command, enter /usr/local/bin/bash/words

If that doesn't work, make sure it's executable with chmod +x.

baldurpet · 03-04-2009, 04:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by digerati1338

When it asks for command, enter /usr/local/bin/bash/words

If that doesn't work, make sure it's executable with chmod +x.

I chmod 700'd everything so that's not the problem. I'll just tell you exactly what I did:

I right click the main menu and chose to change it.
I select "New Item" and select "Program in terminal"
I write /usr/local/bin/bash/words as a command like you said

But when I run it I get the problem

Code:

Warning: Could not find '/usr/local/bin/bash/words', starting '/bin/bash' instead.  Please check your profile settings.

Also! It opens in Konsole, the KDE terminal while I'm using GNOME. What's up with that? I'd rather want it open the gnome-terminal.