Re: [newbie] Batch commands

1999-05-12 Thread Michel Besancon
Le mar, 11 mai 1999, gerry a écrit : Hello. > alias x16='startx -- -bpp 16' > alias x8='startx -- -bpp 8' > > The advantage here is that each user (if there are more than one) can > use start X in the color depth they prefer. > > I believe adding these (or other) aliases to > /etc/skel/.bashrc

Re: [newbie] Batch commands

1999-05-11 Thread gerry
Michel, What about using an aliases in ~/.bashrc : alias x16='startx -- -bpp 16' alias x8='startx -- -bpp 8' ... The advantage here is that each user (if there are more than one) can use start X in the color depth they prefer. I believe adding these (or other) aliases to /etc/skel/.bashrc

Re: [newbie] Batch commands

1999-05-11 Thread Michel Besancon
The, 08 mai 1999, you wrote : > I would like to start x windows with the following command but do not want to type >the whole thing everytime. > > startx -- -bpp 16 > > Thanks > > Luke & Tina Vandervort > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ICQ# 13963194 Hello. Look in /etc/X11/xdm/Xservers, you find a lin

Re: [newbie] Batch commands

1999-05-08 Thread Luke Vandervort
Hey thanks thats just what I was looking for, I had thatfile open, but didn't see that. - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, May 08, 1999 3:26 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Batch commands > On Sat, May 08, 1999 at 02

Re: [newbie] Batch commands

1999-05-08 Thread Gilbert Espinosa
Luke Vandervort wrote: Is there an equivalent to the dos batch commands in linux?I would like to start x windows with the following command but do not want to type the whole thing everytime. startx -- -bpp 16 Thanks Luke & Tina Vandervort [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ# 13963194 Just make a file with th

Re: [newbie] Batch commands

1999-05-08 Thread sphilp
On Sat, May 08, 1999 at 02:52:28PM -0400, Luke Vandervort wrote: > Is there an equivalent to the dos batch commands in linux? > I would like to start x windows with the following command but do not want to type >the whole thing everytime. > > startx -- -bpp 16 > A couple ways to do this... Fi

[newbie] Batch commands

1999-05-08 Thread Luke Vandervort
Is there an equivalent to the dos batch commands in linux? I would like to start x windows with the following command but do not want to type the whole thing everytime.   startx -- -bpp 16   Thanks   Luke & Tina Vandervort[EMAIL PROTECTED]ICQ# 13963194