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to: Randall Parker
from: Adam
date: 2006-07-23 00:53:00
subject: Re: Get to bash shell from Gnome?

From: Adam <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near
the bridge">

Randall Parker wrote:
> Right click on that menu item does not provide Copy as an option.
> However, it does provide an option to add to the desktop or to a panel.
> When I chose to add to panel I got one on the bar that goes across the
> top of my screen.
>
> That works. Clicking it starts bash. I did it again and got a second one
> added to the bar across the top of the screen.
>
> Next I wanted to make one of those icons open bash in a different
> directory. Haven't figured out how to do that. Tried right click,
> Properties. The Command field says "gnome-terminal" in it. Can one add
> an argument there to pass which directory to open in?
>

I'm running kde m'self & I'd have to drop into gnome & then answer
that question (using a mouse & clicking on pickies) but:

 exec "gnome-terminal --working-directory='$_'";

Adam

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