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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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