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Date:      Thu, 25 Nov 2004 15:41:58 -0700
From:      Don Wilde <Don@Silver-Lynx.com>
To:        conrads@cox.net
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: shell programming challenge
Message-ID:  <41A65FB6.6030805@Silver-Lynx.com>
In-Reply-To: <1101405587.63632.10.camel@dolphin.local.net>
References:  <41A615CE.6010405@Silver-Lynx.com> <1101405587.63632.10.camel@dolphin.local.net>

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>>When I do this, the program works & interacts, but the xterm dies upon 
>>completion of ticktock or INT. I also do not seem to be able to use the 
>>--rcfile switch as a bash option, although I can add KEY=VALUE pairs 
>>before the xterm launch.
>>
>>Ideas? Please respond to me directly.
> 
> 
> man xterm.  There *is* an option to keep the term open after executing a
> program.
> 
Yes, as another shared: -hold. Unfortunately, it doesn't return to shell 
prompt. The program is interactive until the program terminates, but I 
don't get a prompt back from the underlying shell.

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Don Wilde  ---------> Silver Lynx <----------
  Raising the Trajectory of Human Development
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