Re: scripts that run when we type startx

Karthik Ramamoorthy <[email protected]> writes:

> Hi,
>
> I need to execute my program when Xserver is loaded( ie when we type startx 
> from text mode). So can anybody specify the shell script into which i can 
> incorporate my executable, so that whenever Xserver is loaded my application 
> also runs during the loading.
>
> I tried to incorporate my executable in /etc/profile file but it works only 
> when your runlevel is 5 during booting ie in /etc/inittab ur runlevel is 5. 
> So what is the option for me to run my executable application when my 
> starting run level is 3 ie textmode so that my application runs when Xserver 
> is loaded.

Your question would better suit [email protected] list.
[email protected] is a list for technical discussions of XFree86 development.

> Please suggest me some solution, which script can be edited to load run my 
> executable application when we type startx to load Xserver.
> Actullay my application works only after Xserver starts loading.

Since you are using startx(1), you should read it's manual. You will
find your answer there.

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Josip Deanovic