Re: FVWM: Fvwm2 Question

From: Dan Espen <dane_at_bae.bellcore.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Jun 1996 10:51:20 -0400

ray_at_fred.net (Ray Curtis) writes:
>
> Hi Guys,
> I am new to this list, however I have a question about fvwm2.
> I don't seem to be able to have (2) two commands on the same line in
> a menu. In the old fvwm I was able to do this:
>
> + "Pine" Exec /usr/bin/popclient -3 -u XXXXX -p XXXXXXX bigdog\
> -o /var/spool/mail/ray;xterm -fg black -bg white -fn 10x20\
> -geometry 82x27+16+32 -ls -e pine &
>
> Note the semi-colon where I seperate the (2) commands.
> This is all one line, but doesn't work. I hope this isn't a dumb
> question asked all the time, but I can't seem to find anything
> on it.
>
> Any info or pointers appreciated and thanks for your patience,

2 commands to an Exec stopped working in 2.0.42. The workaround
is to enclose the command in a '/bin/sh -c <cmd>' like this:

+ "Pine" Exec /bin/sh -c '/usr/bin/popclient -3 -u XXXXX -p XXXXXXX \
 bigdog\
-o /var/spool/mail/ray;xterm -fg black -bg white -fn 10x20\
-geometry 82x27+16+32 -ls -e pine'

Whether this will change in 2.0.43 is not clear to me.

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