Alisdair McDiarmid wrote: > > i want to start xnetload on ppp up, and kill it on ppp down. so i > wrote two scripts: /etc/ppp/ip-up.d/load: > > #!/bin/sh > xnetload -geometry 200x48+0+0 -fn > -schumacher-clean-bold-r-*-*-12-*-*-*-*-*-*-* -fg white -bg black -nc -if > ppp0 & > > and /etc/ppp/ip-down.d/load: > > #!/bin/sh > killall xnetload > > when i connect, nothing happens. if i type /etc/ppp/ip-up.d/load
yes, bash will expand the `*`. you need to quote the command. try xnetload "your_command". -- hafi
