[Xastir] Linux Newbie Needs Help

[Rick Green]

On Sat, 9 May 2009, Phil - w2lie wrote:

> Also I tired to make a small script on my desktop that would launch 
> 'festival_server &' and then XASTIR.
> I used the editor to create the file, and then tried to make it an executable 
> file..but when i click it, it seems to always want to open the editor..

I suspect you used a 'word processor' instead of a 'text editor'. I like 
'pico' (aka 'nano'), and I suggest that you also make yourself familiar 
with 'vi'. Eventually you'll find yourself in a situation where that is 
the only editor available.  Make sure the file is saved as plain ascii 
text without any extension.  In addition to making the file executable, 
you need to either place it in a directory that is included in your search 
path, or invole it from the command line with a fully-explicit pathname.


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Rick Green, N8BJX

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