Red Hat shell

ginodii · #1 (**permalink**) 10-26-2006

Good morning.

I am using RedHat shell. when running the .out file of a program I wrote, I cannot see a terminal with the outputs. I know that the program runs, because the files to be changed are changed.

how can I see the terminal (As I see it in windows)?

Thanks,
Ido.

Corona688 · #2 (**permalink**) 10-26-2006

Your program will never automatically open a terminal for you -- unlike Windows, normal programs don't create terminals, they just inherit them from whatever ran them. This means the terminal must first be created, then the program run inside it. This has the advantage that you can choose if you want a program to be run in a terminal without changing the program itself, something that many Windows programs can't handle gracefully.

If you must have something that opens your program in a shell window when clicked on, you should make a seperate script file to do this, something like:

Code:

#!/bin/sh

exec xterm -e /path/to/program arguments

xterm will launch a new console window, and your program will be run inside it.

ginodii · #3 (**permalink**) 10-26-2006

Thanks!

Ido.

Other UNIX.COM Threads You Might Find Helpful
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Linux Shell Question: how to print the shell script name ?	meili100	UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers	3	5 Days Ago 10:55 AM
Difference between writing Unix Shell script and AIX Shell Scripts	haroonec	AIX	0	04-11-2006 11:27 PM
How to run unix commands in a new shell inside a shell script?	hkapil	Shell Programming and Scripting	2	01-04-2006 02:56 AM
how to convert from korn shell to normal shell with this code?	forevercalz	Shell Programming and Scripting	21	11-22-2005 10:18 PM
simple shell - how to get a parameter typed in a shell script	cmitulescu	Shell Programming and Scripting	3	12-05-2001 11:04 AM

Thread Tools	Search this Thread
Show Printable Version Email this Page	Search this Thread: Advanced Search
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode