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xterm -e command

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I am trying to get an xterm window pop up on my PC displaying the contents of a file from a Unix workstation. That is, when a certain event happens, the xterm will execute the program called output: For example: xterm -e output Now the file called output will look like this: ******************* cat file_contents sleep 5 ******************* Now I get the window to pop up on my screen, but nothing gets displayed. Any help is very appreciated. Thanks E.Manis

Name: James Boothe
Date: December 22, 2003 at 13:29:04 Pacific

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Works for me. Try referencing the file via its full path, like: cat /usr/home/emanis/file_contents

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