chris wrote: > On Thu, Nov 10, 2022 at 08:58:14PM +0100, Gary Jennejohn wrote: > > vile `cat ^Xe .zot` where .zot contains .bashrc and vile opens .bashrc. > > > > ^X = ctrl-V+ctrl-X > > > Sadly this won't help me as I'm trying to run this from a panel > launcher button in [x]ubuntu, thus I can't use any bash, all I can > have is a plain text command line.
Why can't you just do: bash -c "vile $(cat .zot)" Where .zot contains the filename you want to edit? Why do you need to use "-ce"? Okay, I see you said "plain text command line". In that case, I suggest you create a tiny script that does what you need, and call that from the launcher config. paul =---------------------- paul fox, p...@foxharp.boston.ma.us (arlington, ma, where it's 59.9 degrees)