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Old 04-25-2012, 02:40 AM   #1
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terminal commands from desktop programs


how can i view the terminal commands issued from the desktop interface?
 
Old 04-25-2012, 02:52 AM   #2
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how can i view the terminal commands issued from the desktop interface?
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Edit. My bad. You mean pressing a icon or menu launcher huh?

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Old 04-25-2012, 03:04 AM   #3
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i want to see the command line for a program running on the desktop

here is what just tried

in terminal i started mc (midnight commander)
cd /usr/bin and started the program from there
i think this is what i wanted

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Old 04-25-2012, 03:11 AM   #4
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the command ps can tell you how a program was started.
 
Old 04-25-2012, 04:01 AM   #5
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If you launch the program from the terminal, then the terminal will display the output of everything that the program is doing.
 
Old 04-25-2012, 02:23 PM   #6
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thank you all for your quick response

i dont know how to end the thread but it is solved
 
Old 04-26-2012, 01:04 AM   #7
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thank you all for your quick response

i dont know how to end the thread but it is solved
so mark it solved.
 
  


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