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Old 04-30-2005, 02:37 AM   #1
PulsarSL
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Running Downloaded Apps


Hello, I was wondering

After I do a pkg_add or download and install any application, how do i know what to type into the terminal to execute it? Is there a rule of thumb or something? I can't seem to find it in the handbook...

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Old 04-30-2005, 03:11 AM   #2
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Unfortunetally, there is no "Easy" way to know what an application is named. It's not in the handbook either. My first recommendation is that you type "rehash" and try a couple obvious names.

If you press CTL-D after a couple of characters it will list all the commands that start with that. Sometimes even that won't help... Like linux-enemyterritory... or whatever. That was hidden so well I had to search in the package description to find it.

I guess, the best way for me to know what to recommend is if you just name the application you installed. Don't be discouraged by the whole comment about linux-et... that game really installed in a poor location and without a name I expected.

Anyway, most times it is the same name as the port... gaim is started with gaim, firefox with firefox, and so on.
 
Old 04-30-2005, 03:40 AM   #3
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i usually i look in the pkg-plist file in the port directory to know the program's name and it's location(/usr/local/bin or /usr/X11R6/bin most of the time).
if using bash shell you don't have i think the rehash command, it applies to csh or tcsh shell.

for example look at the et directory, there should be a et-linux executable or a bin directory containing executables.
 
Old 04-30-2005, 12:13 PM   #4
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OK, thanks.

Pulsar
 
Old 04-30-2005, 01:32 PM   #5
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Yeah, that can be annoying.

Like eterm you have to type Eterm... that drove me crazy. Pkg-descr are your friend... see how they spell it. If you see a capital letter, that might be your problem.

Nothing I've installed so far has been too crazy though.
 
  


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