Re: start an application on startup

2006-10-03 Thread derek
If you want it to start when you startx,put it in ~/.xsessionOn 10/3/06, Michael Ott <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:Hello Fred!> I have a C++ code which fires, does its thing, and waits for input. > I need to get it up and running automatically from boot up.> I am able to open xterm with the following

Re: start an application on startup

2006-10-03 Thread Michael Ott
Hello Fred! > I have a C++ code which fires, does its thing, and waits for input. > I need to get it up and running automatically from boot up. > I am able to open xterm with the following line > > in .bash_profile > # run the following programs > xterm & > > my C++ application "proj" is in $

Re: start an application on startup

2006-10-03 Thread Dimitar Vukman
Aloha, Try putting it in .bash_login. Commands in .bash_login are executed only when you ... log in :) On Tue, 3 Oct 2006 00:39:36 -0700 (PDT) "Fred J." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > in .bash_profile > # run the following programs > xterm & > -- "YOU are the Spirit of the Thing Itse

start an application on startup

2006-10-03 Thread Fred J.
Hi I have a C++ code which fires, does its thing, and waits for input. I need to get it up and running automatically from boot up. I am able to open xterm with the following line in  .bash_profile# run the following programs xterm &   my C++ application "proj" is in $HOME/path/to/projin .bashrc pa