On Sat, Feb 5, 2011 at 11:11 AM, Stephan Sokolow <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm not sure it's the "correct" way but you could use this: > > sh -c 'xmessage "$PATH"' > > The reason yours didn't work is because $PATH is a shell script variable > reference and lxpanel's run dialog doesn't use the shell to parse the > command string. > > The command above works by explicitly asking the shell to interpret the > string. > > On 05/02/11 12:59 PM, Brian Winfrey wrote: >> I was trying to determine $PATH for X. I ran 'xmessage $PATH' from >> the lxpanel run dialog, but it literally displayed "$PATH". >> >> What is the correct way to do this in LXDE? >> >> Thanks, >> Brian >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> The modern datacenter depends on network connectivity to access resources >> and provide services. The best practices for maximizing a physical server's >> connectivity to a physical network are well understood - see how these >> rules translate into the virtual world? >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/oracle-sfdevnlfb > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > The modern datacenter depends on network connectivity to access resources > and provide services. The best practices for maximizing a physical server's > connectivity to a physical network are well understood - see how these > rules translate into the virtual world? > http://p.sf.net/sfu/oracle-sfdevnlfb > _______________________________________________ > Lxde-list mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/lxde-list >
I believe your example is the same as opening a terminal and typing 'xmessage $PATH'. I was trying to determine the path that X uses (for example to lauch a program from a .desktop file), and this is how I recall finding it in KDE. Thanks, Brian -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
