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GRUN

Section: Misc. Reference Manual Pages (1x)
Updated: Dec 16, 1998
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NAME

gRun - X/GTK based application launcher.

SYNOPSIS

gRun [filename] [-v] [--version] [-h] [--help]

DESCRIPTION

gRun launches applications in X Windows without the need for an xterm session at all. gRun provides three methodsof launching applications, entering the command directly into the text field, browsing the tree for the application and running anapplication specified on the command line. In all cases gRun exits completely after launching the application and theapplication is left running as a full child of the X process, as if it were launched from a WM menu. If gRun is launched froman xterm or shell, the shell will be freed for further use after gRun exits. No more wasting an xterm for the durationof the application.

gRun will attempt to complete a command automatically from the history as it is typed in, hopefully saving some time. Pressingthe Tab key will try to find an executable file in the path that starts with the characters already entered into the entry box.

gRun also includes a facility for checking if the command is in a list of console mode apps, eg telnet. If it finds thecommand in the file, gRun launches a xterm with the command as the -e parameter.

gRun now has a facility for associating file extensions with a command, ala Windows. If an extension is found, the associatedapplication is launched with the command entry as the parameter.

Options

filename: Application name for command line launching from a xterm. The filename must exist within either the default path or havea fully qualified path. Any options passed after the filename are passed down to the application if not removed by gtk_init()
--persist: gRun dialog does not close after launching application
--notips: Tooltips are not displayed
--version: Display the current version number of grun.
--help: Display a short usage guide.
gRun also recognizes all standard X Windows and GTK options, eg -display and -geometry.

Bugs

None currently known.

AUTHOR

Bruce A. Smith <tangomanrulzAATTgeocities.com>

COPYING

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modifyit under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published bythe Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or(at your option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty ofMERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See theGNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public Licensealong with this program; if not, write to the Free SoftwareFoundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.

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