--- Ryan Daly <daly_at_ctcnet.net> wrote: > Thomas Adam said:
> > Try:
> >
> > + "I" PipeRead 'echo `/bin/hostname -s` > $[HOME]/.fvwm/.hostname'
> >
> > Works for me.
>
> Yep. That part works for me, too. The trouble line for me is:
>
> + "I" AddToMenu StartMenu `/bin/cat $[HOME]/.fvwm/.hostname` Title
>
> Do I need a PipeRead here, too? I'm not certain that I totally
> understand what the PipeRead means to a function...
PipeRead allows you to use external process to interpolate (usually) for
Fvwm commands. What you probably want is something like:
+ "I" PipeRead "AddToMenu StartMenu 'echo `/bin/hostname -s`' Title
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Received on Tue Feb 17 2004 - 19:30:41 GMT