[ale] how do I - icon starts script starts 4 scripts

Dennis Ruzeski denniruz at gmail.com
Wed Apr 17 21:04:08 EDT 2013


Terminator is a terminal program that will put a configured number of
frames in a full-screen window and let you execute something in each when
it launches.

It's python based and in most distros.




On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 8:56 PM, Ron Frazier (ALE) <
atllinuxenthinfo at techstarship.com> wrote:

> **
> Hi Dennis,
>
> Thanks for the reply.  I'm afraid that's over my head.  But, I'll keep it
> in mind for future use.  Tell me more about what terminator does.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Ron
>
>
>
> On 4/17/2013 3:28 PM, Dennis Ruzeski wrote:
>
> If you want the code for this hit me up off list but I would open a file
> descriptor for each script and send all output to it, then launch
> terminator (or similar with 4 sub terminals) and fire off a screen session
> in each to display the contents of one of the file descriptors.
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 3:08 PM, Brian MacLeod <nym.bnm at gmail.com> wrote:
>
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>> On 4/17/13 2:35 PM, Ron Frazier (ALE) wrote:
>> > Thanks (I think) dev null.  However, sometimes it's more efficient
>> > to just ask someone who knows rather than spend hours searching
>> > through results in Google.  There are some nuances to my question
>> > that make the answers non obvious.
>>
>>
>> I'm going to be a grouch here.
>>
>> The only nuances that aren't obvious in this situation are the
>> Terminal/Window Manger you use and the specification of window size,
>> The rest of what you asked is answered very well with the various
>> documents explaining how to write bash scripts, as posted by dev null,
>> and where you place your icon / your philosophy on how things should
>> start up on boot.
>>
>> Unless you have ABSOLUTE physical control of this machine and its
>> location, I would give great pause to having the window manager
>> auto-login and do this unless you script in some sort of screen lock,
>> but that would defeat your purpose in having the terminals displaying
>> the information.
>>
>> Frankly, if at all possible, I'd ditch the window-manager altogether
>> and do this in screen, but even then with your heavy concentration on
>> other security matters, this may not be the solution you think it is.
>>  And I capitalized ABSOLUTE for a reason.
>>
>>
>> BEGIN QUOTE:
>> - --------
>> So, my first question is how do I set up a basic script file with
>> these commands in it.  I can fill in all the details later.
>>
>> cd ~/cgminer
>> export .....
>> ./cgminer .....
>>
>> Also, how do I put comments in the file?
>> - --------
>> END QUOTE
>>
>>
>>
>> ummm...
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> BEGIN SCRIPT
>> - -------
>> #!/bin/bash
>>
>> # Other than the required shell interpreter line
>> # above, the hashed lines are comments.
>> # This is a hash #
>>
>> cd ~/cgminer
>> export .....
>> ./cgminer .....
>>
>> - -------
>> END SCRIPT
>>
>>
>>
>> BEGIN QUOTE
>> - --------
>> Finally, I want to create a master script to start all the other 4.
>> Here's the trick.  I want the master script to start each of the sub
>> scripts in its own window and continue executing commands in the
>> master script.  I don't want the master script to hang waiting for
>> MINER1 to exit before executing MINER2, and so forth.
>>
>> Let's say that the master script is called START-MINERS.
>> - --------
>>
>>
>> BEGIN START-MINERS
>> - --------
>> #!/bin/bash
>>
>> # The ampersand after the command causes a fork and puts
>> # the job in the background.
>> # Commonly, geometry can be set by --geometry= option.
>> # See your terminal man page for details.
>>
>> $TERMINAL $SCRIPT1 &
>> $TERMINAL $SCRIPT2 &
>> $TERMINAL $SCRIPT3 &
>> $TERMINAL $SCRIPT4 &
>> - --------
>> END START-MINERS
>>
>>
>> Brian
>
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