Re: xinitrc follies

Carla Schroder writes:
  > #!/bin/sh
 > 
 > ARG=$1
 > DEFAULTWM="afterstep"
 > 
 > if [ ! $ARG ]; then
 >     ARG=$DEFAULTWM
 > fi
 > 
 > if [ $ARG = "gnome" ];then
 >    WM=gnome-session
 > elif [ $ARG = "kde" ];then
 >    WM=startkde
 > elif [ $ARG = "after" ];then
 >    WM=afterstep
 > else
 >    WM=$DEFAULTWM
 > fi
 > 
 > exec $WM
 > 
 > Running 'startx' launches the default. But when I try 'startx gnome' or 
 > 'startx kde', it looks like X starts, then closes right away. Anything I use 
 > as DEFAULTWM works. Any brilliant notions?
 
You have quotes arround the default option when you assign it to
$DEFAULTWM, but you don't have the others quoted (when assigning to
$WM).  Could this be the issue?  I'm not much for bash scripting on
any given day, but a case/esac may be cleaner.

I'd love to see your final solution, this would be cool to have.
(more kudos if there is a "pretty" solution to specifying
ServerLayouts also).

-Rogan

 > 
 > thanks!
 > 
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