How to make a scipt automatically run in terminal? (Solved)

[UncleScrooge]

Hello,

greetings from a newbie.

I'm running BionicPup64.

I have a few netmapping scripts that need to run in the shell.
So I'd like to have the terminal popping up and running the commands (a few need also an input from the user) when I launch the script clicking its icon.

Is it possible?

In Ubuntu I had a partial solution with the xxxxx.desktop files

Thnx in advance.

[enrique]

UncleScrooge
It is not totally clear want you intent to do. But I will assume you what a script to execute at boot.

*BionicPup64 is made from Ubuntu. So you will almost have same access to Ubuntu's way.

*Puppy uses /root/Startup as the preferred folder for your boot script. There are a few other places but Startup is your best choice. Do

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ls /root/Startup

You will find your current boot scripts that can serve for you to use as example.

"xxxxx.desktop"
Same thing in Puppy. Most of .desktop are located at /usr/share/applications

enrique

[nic007]

Puppy normally has geany installed. One method - RightClick the script > select "Open as Text" from menu (this should open it in geany) > F5 or select execute from geanys toolbar.

[jrb]

Hello,

greetings from a newbie.

I'm running BionicPup64.

I have a few netmapping scripts that need to run in the shell.
So I'd like to have the terminal popping up and running the commands (a few need also an input from the user) when I launch the script clicking its icon.

Is it possible?

In Ubuntu I had a partial solution with the xxxxx.desktop files

Thnx in advance.

For scripts with no target ($1):

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#!/bin/sh
#open in terminal
tty -s; if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then xterm -hold -e "'$0'"; exit; fi

yourscript

For scripts with a target:

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#!/bin/sh
#open in terminal
tty -s; if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then xterm -hold -e "'$0' '$1'"; exit; fi

yourscript

[rockedge]

xxxxx.desktop files work the same as in Ubuntu and are located in Puppy Linux here ->

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/usr/share/applications

in the xxx.desktop file it is possible to declare that the script or program will open up running in a terminal

[UncleScrooge]

Thnx rockedge and jrb.
spot on.