On 8/22/05, walt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've written a little C program named rlc which generates > random color strings like 'rgb:a5/b3/f1' which I can use > like this to start xterm: > > xterm -bg `rlc` (gives a random-light-colored background) > > This works great when I type the command from an xterm > window -- but it fails when I click on a gnome or xfce > icon containing the same command. > > Any idea why those two methods of starting a program > don't produce the same result? > > Thanks.
what happens when you quote it "xterm -bg `rlc`" --ed
