Re: FVWM: restart with different config

From: Erik Steffl <esteffl_at_pbi.net>
Date: Mon, 05 Jun 2000 15:40:33 -0700

Mikhael Goikhman wrote:
>
> On 05 Jun 2000 13:22:02 -0700, Erik Steffl wrote:
> >
> > I am using fvwm 2.2.4 and would like to restart with different
> > configuration file, but the manual page says:
> >
> > ... This command should not have a trailing ampersand or any
> > command line arguments...
> >
> > how can I restart with different configuration?
>
> If you use 2.2 or previous versions, you should create a shell script,
> say, fvwm-with-rcN and then "Restart fvwm-with-my-rc2". The script has
> one line:
>
> exec fvwm2 -f rcN

  thanks, that's what I was afraid of:-) it's working fine though...

> In 2.3 versions you can simply execute "Restart fvwm2 -f rcN".
> In the latest versions, rcN is searched in $HOME/.fvwm instead of $HOME.

  "it's in 2.3" seems to be prevalent response here lately, I hope that
means 2.4 is close... I'm patient, I'm patient! :-)

        erik
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