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P-P 01-19-2007 03:40 PM

start xterm and run command?
 
is it possible to launch a xterm and automaticly get it to run a command, like
cd /home/user/Dekstop

thanks

colucix 01-19-2007 03:52 PM

Add the command to your ~/.bashrc file (or whatever, depending on your default shell).

petersum 01-19-2007 06:30 PM

I am using Slax where xterm is called Konsole.
I made this shell script to start wvdial...

#!/bin/sh
konsole --noclose -e wvdial ptcl

I gave it an icon and put it on the desktop.
I expect you could do something similar!
The command follows the -e and additional arguments if needed come last.

taylor_venable 01-19-2007 06:35 PM

Or if you want xterm to run the program and then quit, use the -e switch. Everything after -e is run after the xterm is created. Once the program is done, the xterm will close. Obviously, this isn't very useful for "cd" but may be desirable to run mutt/pine/vim or the like directly from a launcher.


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