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Old 05-24-2010
xterm programming
How do I use xterm to print a message in the window , not just in the title?

Right now I have:


Code:
xterm -rv -sb -title "The RMAN Backup was Successful!!!"


How do I print a big bold message is the box? I am using this in a Korn Shell script on Solaris 10.

thanks.
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Old 05-24-2010
Code:
xterm -title "press return to close this window" -geometry 60x1 -bg black -fg yellow -fn "*-24-240-*" -e ksh -c "printf 'The RMAN Backup was Successful !!!  ';read foo"

or better:
Code:
zenity --info --text="The RMAN Backup was Successful!!!"

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Old 05-24-2010
Do you want an xterm with a message for the purpose of a message or for some other reason? If it's just for a message, you might use xmessage instead.
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