Re: FVWM: embedding shell scripts

From: Dominik Vogt <dominik_vogt_at_hp.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Dec 1998 16:04:15 +0100

On Sun, Dec 06, 1998 at 12:10:01PM -0330, nzanella_at_cs.mun.ca wrote:
> Could someone _please_ write a hack to
> embed shell scripts into a .fvwm2rc
> file. Then shell scripts can be invoked
> from within a .fvwm2rc file as fucntions.
> This would make distribution and maintenance
> of .fvwm2rc files a lot easier. I like my
> .fvwm2rc files to be self contained.

Why should you need a hack? Just say

  Exec my_shell_script

The only drawback is that you can't wait until the script
has finished. fvwm spawns a new process and continues.
Well, and you have to add 'Exec'. Is that a problem?

Bye

Dominik
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Received on Mon Dec 07 1998 - 09:05:20 GMT

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