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grun(1x)


NAME

   gRun - X/GTK based application launcher.

SYNOPSIS

   gRun [filename] [-v] [--version] [-h] [--help]

DESCRIPTION

   gRun  launches  applications in X Windows without the need for an xterm
   session at all. gRun provides three methods of launching  applications,
   entering  the  command  directly into the text field, browsing the tree
   for the application and running an application specified on the command
   line.   In   all  cases  gRun  exits  completely  after  launching  the
   application and the application is left running as a full child of  the
   X  process,  as if it were launched from a WM menu. If gRun is launched
   from an xterm or shell, the shell will be freed for further  use  after
   gRun  exits.  No  more  wasting  an  xterm  for  the  duration  of  the
   application.

   gRun will attempt to complete a command automatically from the  history
   as  it  is  typed  in, hopefully saving some time. Pressing the Tab key
   will try to find an executable file in the path that  starts  with  the
   characters already entered into the entry box.

   gRun  also includes a facility for checking if the command is in a list
   of console mode apps, eg telnet. If it finds the command in  the  file,
   gRun launches a xterm with the command as the -e parameter.

   gRun now has a facility for associating file extensions with a command,
   ala Windows. If an extension is found, the  associated  application  is
   launched with the command entry as the parameter.

   Options
   filename
          Application  name  for  command line launching from a xterm. The
          filename must exist within either the default  path  or  have  a
          fully  qualified path. Any options passed after the filename are
          passed down to the application if not removed by gtk_init()

   --persist
          gRun dialog does not close after launching application

   --notips
          Tooltips are not displayed

   --version
          Display the current version number of grun.

   --help Display a short usage guide.

   gRun also recognizes  all  standard  X  Windows  and  GTK  options,  eg
   -display and -geometry.

Bugs

   None currently known.

AUTHOR

   Bruce A. Smith <tangomanrulz@geocities.com>

COPYING

   Copyright (C) 1998,1999
    Bruce A. Smith <tangomanrulz@geocities.com>

   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
   under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published  by  the
   Free  Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your
   option) any later version.
    This program is distributed in the hope that it will  be  useful,  but
   WITHOUT   ANY   WARRANTY;   without   even   the  implied  warranty  of
   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR  A  PARTICULAR  PURPOSE.   See  the  GNU
   General Public License for more details.
    You  should  have  received  a  copy of the GNU General Public License
   along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
   Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.



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