On Wed, 23 Dec 2009, Brian Lane wrote: >On 12/23/09 8:31 PM, Thomas Taylor wrote: >> I'm new to bash scripting and am wondering how to tie two or more commands >> together. As an example, to start an xterm session and run a command within >> it. >> >> Start xterm & run "ps -ux in it. >> >> I can do each separately in bash but haven't figured how to do them in >> unison. > >xterm -e "ps -ux"
This works, but as soon as the command completes, the window closes, typically before the output of ps can be read. Try: xterm -e 'ps -ux; read' Then type any character in the window to close it. -- Mike Schuh, Seattle USA http://www.farmdale.com
