| jdmcdaniel3 |
04-18-2010 01:11 PM |
KDE 4 Autostart Program Bash Script to Write Autostart Bash Scripts for You!
I wrote a simple Bash script that will create autostart program scripts for you in /home/user/.kde4/Autostart. Copy and past the following code into Kwrite or other editor and then save the file as autorun in the folder /home/user/bin. Use the command "chmod u+x autorun" to make the program executable.
Code:
#!/bin/bash
# A sript file to create an Autostart script for a KDE Application
# KDE autostart script file name "autorun"
# Create script file /home/user/bin/autorun
# use the command "chmod u+x autorun" to make it executable
# Written for LinuxQuestions.org Forums 4-18-2010
# This program is ran in the Terminal mode with normal user rights
#
case "$1" in
"") echo
echo "--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"
echo "Must Enter Program name to be Automatically Run! The File Extension .sh is assumed and should not be entered."
echo
echo "1) To Add a New Autostart Program. Syntax is: autorun program "
echo
echo "2) To List All Programs in Autostart. Syntax is: autorun -l"
echo
echo "3) To Delete an Existing Autostart Program. Syntax is: autorun -d program"
echo "--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"
echo
read -p "Press <enter> to exit autorun..."
echo ;;
"-l") echo "----------------------------------------------------"
echo "List of Autostart files:"
echo
dir /home/$USER/.kde4/Autostart
echo "------------------------------------------------------"
echo
read -p "Press <enter> to exit autorun..." ;;
"-d") cd ~
if [ "$2" != "" ] ; then
if [ ! -f .kde4/Autostart/$2.sh ] ; then
echo "---------------------------------------------"
echo "Autostart file: "$2".sh Does Not Exist!"
echo "---------------------------------------------"
echo
read -p "Press <enter> to exit autorun..."
else
rm .kde4/Autostart/$2.sh
echo "---------------------------------------------"
echo "Deleted the Autostart File: "$2".sh"
echo "---------------------------------------------"
echo
read -p "Press <enter> to exit autorun..."
fi
else
echo "------------------------------------------------------------------------"
echo "The Delete Option Must be followed by an Autostart filename to Delete!"
echo " Syntax is: autorun -d program"
echo "------------------------------------------------------------------------"
echo
read -p "Press <enter> to exit autorun..."
fi ;;
*) cd ~
echo "#!/bin/bash" > .kde4/Autostart/$1.sh
echo $1 $2 $3 $4 >> .kde4/Autostart/$1.sh
echo
chmod u+x .kde4/Autostart/$1.sh
echo "------------------------------------------------------------------"
echo "Created Script File "/home/$USER/.kde4/Autostart/$1.sh
echo "------------------------------------------------------------------"
echo
read -p "Press <enter> to exit autorun..." ;;
esac
# End Script File
To use the program, open up a terminal session and type "autorun program" to create an autostart script file for you. Autorun allows to to create, list and delete autostart bash script files. When using a program name, it must be the actual name you must type in in the run command box, to make it work. If a program you wish to run requires options, add them to the end of your program name. Ex: autorun kwrite textfile.
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