Open textfile in xterm on launch

[perleo]

Hi,

How can I configure Xorg to show a textfile (in more or vi) in an xterm on launching the xwindow?

thanks

 

[SirDice]

Just add it to ~/.xinitrc (if you use startx) or ~/.xsession if started with XDM/KDM/GDM.

 

[Beastie]

xterm -e more /path/to/file &
exec windowmanager

 

[DutchDaemon]

If you want to be slightly more upmarket, you can throw up a notification box using x11/zenity.

$ zenity --info --text "Wash your hands after a visit to the bathroom!"

 

[jrm@]

If you want to be slightly more upmarket, you can throw up a notification box using x11/zenity.

$ zenity --info --text "Wash your hands after a visit to the bathroom!"

FWIW, if you are using shells/bash or shells/zsh you need to escape the '!' I believe.

 

[SirDice]

FWIW, if you are using shells/bash or shells/zsh you need to escape the '!' I believe.

Not when it's quoted.

 

[bes]

 

[jrm@]

SirDice, I missed your reply until now.

Not when it's quoted.

My shell is zsh. I start xterm and run
% zenity --info --text "Wash your hands after a visit to the bathroom!"
and see dquote> and I'm returned to the shell prompt.
Running
% zenity --info --text "Wash your hands after a visit to the bathroom\!"
displays the window.