Passing Parameters from BSD to Linux and Back

2006-07-06 Thread Frank Jahnke
I use a few Linux programs on FreeBSD, and sometimes they invoke other programs that use command line options. I have never been able to get this parameter passing to work. For example, PDF files read by Acroread can contain links to a web browser or an email program; these are often invoked as

Re: Passing Parameters from BSD to Linux and Back

2006-07-06 Thread Lowell Gilbert
Frank Jahnke [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I use a few Linux programs on FreeBSD, and sometimes they invoke other programs that use command line options. I have never been able to get this parameter passing to work. For example, PDF files read by Acroread can contain links to a web browser or

Re: Passing Parameters from BSD to Linux and Back

2006-07-06 Thread Frank Jahnke
On Thu, 2006-07-06 at 16:43 -0400, Lowell Gilbert wrote: I am able to get the appropriate program to open, but the parameters are never passed. I have tried many, many schemes to quote or escape the command and its options, but never have any of these worked. Any suggestions on how I