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Article #54035Re: Running Programs......
From: Rod Brick
Date: Sat, 29 Nov 1997 00:00
Date: Sat, 29 Nov 1997 00:00
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Matthew Croughton wrote: > I have installed Red Hat 4.2 and it all works perfectly. Yay! But how do > i run programs in X windows that arn't in the 'start' menu? Also for that > matter in the text screen? Thanks a lot! > > Matt If you know the command you want, you can run it in the background by typing '&' after the command. For instance if you want to run xeyes, type: 'xeyes &' This enables you to keep using your x terminal. The other alternative is to monkey around with the x window files and add the desired progs to the menus. For some good introductory info on X, type: 'man X' Hope this is what you're looking for. Rod
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