Don't know how I did this, but this is the wrong group. So sorry
On Sat, Feb 5, 2011 at 12:38 PM, Brian Winfrey <[email protected]> wrote: > 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
