On Thu, 2004-11-25 at 10:26 -0700, Don Wilde wrote: > Hey, folks - > > I need to find a way to kick off an xterm running BASH and then execute > a program within that xterm, but NOT close the new xterm after the > program finishes. Another desirable thing would be to also be able to > 'source in' a file of shell environment that would affect the new window > and shell. > > Here's what I've found out so far: > > Assume we have an executable test file 'ticktock': > > #!/bin/sh > for n in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 > do > echo "$n MYVAR=$MYVAR" > sleep 1 > echo -n "continue? " > read reply > done > # end of ticktock > > I want to do something like: > > xterm -e bash <(echo ./ticktock) & > > When I do this, the program works & interacts, but the xterm dies upon > completion of ticktock or INT. I also do not seem to be able to use the > --rcfile switch as a bash option, although I can add KEY=VALUE pairs > before the xterm launch. > > Ideas? Please respond to me directly.
man xterm. There *is* an option to keep the term open after executing a program. -- Conrad J. Sabatier -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- "In Unix veritas" _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
