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Name

run - run an executable

Synopsis

run [g-s] [-e] [-n] [-t string] program

Availability

SUNWcsu

Description

The grun function runs program, using the PATH variable to find it. By default, when program has completed, the user is prompted (Press ENTER to continue:), before being returned to FMLI. The argument program is a system executable followed by its options (if any).

Options

g-e
If g-e is specified the user will be prompted before returning to FMLI only if there is an error condition
g-n
If g-n is specified the user will never be prompted before returning to FMLI (useful for programs like gvi , in which the user must do some specific action to exit in the first place).
g-s
The g-s option means "silent", implying that the screen will not have to be repainted when program has completed. Note that the g-s option should only be used when program does not write to the terminal. In addition, when g-s is used, program cannot be interrupted, even if it recognizes interrupts.
g-tstring
If g-t is specified, string is the name this process will have in the pop-up menu generated by the gfrm-list command. This feature requires the executable gfacesuspend , (See face(1) ), to suspend the process and return to the FMLI application.

Example

Here is a menu that uses grun:


gmenu="Edit special System files"

name="Password file"
action=garun -e vi /etc/passwdga

name="Group file"
action=garun -e vi /etc/groupga

name="My .profile"
action=garun -n vi $HOME/.profilega


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