Bash script to open an image when connecting to a network?

Leon14344 · 10-20-2009, 07:32 PM

I have no real experience with bash ( just HTML, Javascript, Java, Perl, and Python)...but I was wondering it there was a script I could run that, when I connect to a network ( like my campus' wifi netowrk), shows an image in a window?

It's not really important of course, more curious than anything. It would be a cool custom thing I think. And besides, if there is, it could get me started using bash.

smeezekitty · 10-20-2009, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Leon14344

I have no real experience with bash ( just HTML, Javascript, Java, Perl, and Python)...but I was wondering it there was a script I could run that, when I connect to a network ( like my campus' wifi netowrk), shows an image in a window?

It's not really important of course, more curious than anything. It would be a cool custom thing I think. And besides, if there is, it could get me started using bash.

not in a graphics mode windows but text mode in the current terminal

Leon14344 · 10-20-2009, 08:17 PM

Ah, alright. I learned awhile back how to set an alarm using bash to play an mp3, and figured maybe it would open an image as well. Thanks.

smeezekitty · 10-20-2009, 08:33 PM

these may help
http://www.slac.stanford.edu/xorg/nm...tools.html#map
http://blog.felipecruz.com/blog/bash-scripts/
http://www.google.com/webhp?hl=en#hl...431b543f067006

yancek · 10-21-2009, 12:00 AM

You can easily use bash to open an image. The following works on local computer:

firefox "file:/home/joebob/MyScripts/picture.jpg"

Use firefox or whatever web browser and complete path. I think you need the double quotes, not sure. If you want to do this when you connect to a network, where would the image be? Not really sure I understand what you want.

Leon14344 · 10-22-2009, 04:04 PM

I'm not even that sure what i want, as I was never even aware that i could do it.

I guess the pic would be in the regular Pictures folder ( using Ubuntu 8.10 and Slackware 12.2 btw), or I would place it in a "MyScripts" folder like your example shows. It doesn't really matter right now, and I could edit as I wished. I just don't know how to set something like that up in Bash.

yancek · 10-22-2009, 11:54 PM

If your using bash, just create a file in your text editor, using the example from above:

Code:

#!/bin/bash

firefox "file:/home/joebob/MyScripts/picture.jpg"

Make it executable, it should work. Well, it worked for me anyhow.