Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2004 15:41:58 -0700 From: Don Wilde <Don@Silver-Lynx.com> To: conrads@cox.net Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: shell programming challenge Message-ID: <41A65FB6.6030805@Silver-Lynx.com> In-Reply-To: <1101405587.63632.10.camel@dolphin.local.net> References: <41A615CE.6010405@Silver-Lynx.com> <1101405587.63632.10.camel@dolphin.local.net>
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>>When I do this, the program works & interacts, but the xterm dies upon
>>completion of ticktock or INT. I also do not seem to be able to use the
>>--rcfile switch as a bash option, although I can add KEY=VALUE pairs
>>before the xterm launch.
>>
>>Ideas? Please respond to me directly.
>
>
> man xterm. There *is* an option to keep the term open after executing a
> program.
>
Yes, as another shared: -hold. Unfortunately, it doesn't return to shell
prompt. The program is interactive until the program terminates, but I
don't get a prompt back from the underlying shell.
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