firefox command

umala · 03-24-2005, 09:48 AM

Hi!

I use Suse 9.2 and I have installed Firefox. In my scholl computer, using DEbian, I can type this in terminal and get Mozzila open:
% mozilla &
Is there any way I can do that with Firefox in my Suse.

Thanks.

universidadperu · 03-24-2005, 10:01 AM

Say you've installed Firefox on your home directory, you can run it like this:

/home/yourusername/firefox/firefox

If you want to use just a single word to invoke it, you need to enter it into your path configuration

umala · 03-24-2005, 10:19 AM

Sorry that I dot not quite know Linux a lot. However, I think, after going to the directory, I need to use ./firefox to run it. firefox alone as you suggested does not work.

But I really mean the [ & ] mark at the end of command line.

Regards.

Quote:

Originally posted by universidadperu
Say you've installed Firefox on your home directory, you can run it like this:

/home/yourusername/firefox/firefox

If you want to use just a single word to invoke it, you need to enter it into your path configuration

trevelluk · 03-25-2005, 06:09 AM

The & at the end will work with any command. It means that the command should run in the background, allowing you to continue to use the terminal.

umala · 03-25-2005, 06:32 AM

A ha!

Sorry I was confused very much. Now I understand, even the ./. Thank you for your reply to a very new bie question.

Quote:

Originally posted by trevelluk
The & at the end will work with any command. It means that the command should run in the background, allowing you to continue to use the terminal.