Re: Running shell scipts from GNOME

From: Jeff Vian (jvian10_at_charter.net)
Date: 05/23/05

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Date: Mon, 23 May 2005 01:37:24 -0500

    On Sun, 2005-05-22 at 23:41 -0500, Jonathan Berry wrote:
    > On 5/22/05, Ian Puleston <ian@underpressuredivers.com> wrote:
    > > Hi,
    > >
    > > I have FC4 test 2 installed on my PC, so this could be a bug in that,
    > > but I'd like to know if it's something that works OK in a stable release
    > > (note I couldn't install FC3 due to a couple of bugs that are fixed in
    > > FC4, hence the reason that I'm using the test release).
    > >
    > > What I'm trying to do is have a shell script executed by double-clicking
    > > the file icon in GNOME's Nautilus file browser. I have the following
    > > simple shell script named tst.sh and with "+x" attributes:
    > >
    > > #!/bin/sh -f
    > > echo Hello there
    > > read -p "Hit return: " tmpvar
    > >
    > > The default action for this file under Nautilus is "Open with Terminal",
    > > but when I double-click it or select "Open with Terminal" from its menu
    > > I just get a spinning hourglass for 30 seconds or so. If I then return
    > > to the main console screen (Ctrl-Alt-F1) I see the following warning was
    > > reported:
    > >
    > > Invalid argument: /home/ian/ZPT Test/Results/r1-GS-hv/tst.sh
    > >
    > > Ideas anyone?
    > >
    > > Ian
    >
    > Hi Ian,
    >
    > Looks like there is an un-escaped space in there: "ZPT Test" Try
    > copying the file to /home/ian/ and running it again from Nautilus. If
    > it works, then this is a bug, Nautilus is not escaping the space or
    > using some other work-around. The shell thus sees /home/ian/ZPT and
    > Test/Results/r1-GS-hv/tst.sh seperately, which of course will not
    > work. Generally, spaces in file/directory names should probably be
    > avoided (escaping can get nasty), though, it should be able to handle
    > them.
    >

    It does not get escaped when you type it. If you use the tab-completion
    feature of the shell it auto-magically does escape the space.

    I agree with the sentiment. You should try to _not_ use spaces in
    filenames or directory names.

    > Jonathan
    > 

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