[X-Unix] running xterm commands from .xinitrc

[William H. Magill]

On 09 May, 2004, at 09:21, Adrian Simmons wrote:
> I'm trying to do things like this:
> xterm -geometry 80x24 -sb -rightbar -fg white -bg navy -e 
> .sshconnect.sh &
>
> or:
> xterm -geometry 80x24 -sb -rightbar -fg white -bg navy -e "ssh -X
> 192.168.0.2" &
  ...
> As an aside, the xterm windows now appear under the OSX menu bar - I 
> can't find the fix for that either, anyone help?

You have to position the window ... you are leaving off the 
coordinates, only specifying the size:

"-geometry geom               size (in characters) and position"

The default is  "xterm -geometry 80x66+0+0" This positions the window 
in the upper right hand corner (0,0) ... under the menu bar!

This is one set of corrdinates, toward the left side of the screen, 
down about a quarter inch, for the command line.

xterm -geometry 80x20+494+51 &

Or put this in your .Xresources file:

xload*geometry:                         180x80-0+25

Note that "+25" is the magic number -- anything less than that will put 
you under the menu bar!

This will position an Xload on the right margin just below the title 
bar.

Personally, I find it cleaner to put things I use all the time, like 
"-sb -rightbar -fg white -bg navy" in the .Xresources file, so that the 
command line is not as cluttered.

xterm*foreground:                       white
xterm*background:                       blue
xterm*rightScrollBar:                   trueM

If you don't find a man page for xterm, use:

man -M /usr/X11R6/man xterm

That is where all of the X11 man pages reside, and the manpath should 
find them.
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I haven't played with executing commands from the xterm command line 
for a while, but if I remember correctly, the arguments need to be in 
quotes, not the "command". So:
> -e "ssh -X 192.168.0.2"
should be:
-3 ssh "-X 192.168.0.2"


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