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Old 25th October 2008
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Default Handy X11 script

Hello everyone,

New here.. but I'll jump right in..

If you have multiple X11 environments with *BSD, this script is very handy. Instead of having a log-in manager (which in some cases takes up a considerable amount of RAM) like XDM, KDM, GDM, etc.

I have tested this on FreeBSD only for now.

It can even play music if you want it to!

Here ya go (tell me what you think please):

--This script currently works with the GNOME and WindowMaker environments.
Code:
#!/usr/local/bin/bash

# You can also modify #!/usr/local/bin/bash to /bin/bash depending on your
# system. This script will allow you to start an environment without 
# having to go through a (RAM hogging) log-in manager like XDM, GDM,
# KDM, etc. Enjoy!


clear
echo Choose the environment to start:
OPTIONS="Gnome WindowMaker"
select opt in $OPTIONS; do
	if [ "$opt" = "Gnome" ]; then
	 echo "/usr/local/bin/gnome-session" > ~/.xinitrc && startx
	 exit
	elif [ "$opt" = "WindowMaker" ]; then
	 echo "exec wmaker" > ~/.xinitrc && startx
	 exit
	else
	 clear
	 echo Bad Option
	fi
done
If you were to want to play music (MUST HAVE mpg123 installed - /usr/ports/audio/mpg123 on FreeBSD):

Code:
if [ "$opt" = "Gnome" ]; then
	 echo "/usr/local/bin/gnome-session" > ~/.xinitrc && startx && sleep 5 && mpg123 /usr/home/gabe/Gabe_Folders/music/System/startup.mp3
	 exit
Adjust the sleep <variable> to tell the system how long to wait until playing the music. Also adjust the mpg123 <DIR> to the location of your start up music.

Should be easy enough to follow along. If you have any questions, feel free to ask!

EDIT:

Standard sh script (thanks to vermaden):

Code:
#! /bin/sh

clear
echo Choose the environment to start:
echo "1. gnome"
echo "2. wmaker"
echo -n "choice: "
read OPT

case $OPT in
  (1)
    echo "/usr/local/bin/gnome-session" > ~/.xinitrc && startx
    exit 0
    ;;
  (2)
    echo "exec wmaker" > ~/.xinitrc && startx
    exit 0
    ;;
  (*)
    echo "ERROR: wrong option"
    exit 1
    ;;
esac

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Why use bash(1) wne you can do the same with plain POSIX sh(1)

Code:
#! /bin/sh

clear
echo Choose the environment to start:
echo "1. gnome"
echo "2. wmaker"
echo -n "choice: "
read OPT

case $OPT in
  (1)
    echo "/usr/local/bin/gnome-session" > ~/.xinitrc && startx
    exit 0
    ;;
  (2)
    echo "exec wmaker" > ~/.xinitrc && startx
    exit 0
    ;;
  (*)
    echo "ERROR: wrong option"
    exit 1
    ;;
esac
Always use sh(1) for scripts, bash(1) provides some fancy out of standart syntax and arrays. but for 99% cases its useless and can be achieved in plain sh(1).

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I agree with vermaden, this is a BSD forum... bash, as an optional package, should not be used by default.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by vermaden View Post
Why use bash(1) wne you can do the same with plain POSIX sh(1)

Code:
#! /bin/sh

clear
echo Choose the environment to start:
echo "1. gnome"
echo "2. wmaker"
echo -n "choice: "
read OPT

case $OPT in
  (1)
    echo "/usr/local/bin/gnome-session" > ~/.xinitrc && startx
    exit 0
    ;;
  (2)
    echo "exec wmaker" > ~/.xinitrc && startx
    exit 0
    ;;
  (*)
    echo "ERROR: wrong option"
    exit 1
    ;;
esac
Always use sh(1) for scripts, bash(1) provides some fancy out of standart syntax and arrays. but for 99% cases its useless and can be achieved in plain sh(1).

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I was looking for an implementation in sh, seems like it found me.
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I agree with vermaden, this is a BSD forum... bash, as an optional package, should not be used by default.
Even in Linux in most cases the only avialable shell is bash(1) I always use only POSIX sh(1) sollutions, and they work very good.

Also it is possible to force bash(1) to behave like POSIX with --posix switch like that in scripts:

Code:
#! /bin/bash --posix
You can also use /usr/bin/env to point to bash(1), because bash(1) often lies in different PATH in systems other then Linux.

Code:
#! /usr/bin/env bash
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'echo "exec windowmanager" > ~/.xinitrc && startx' would make me nervous if I used an .xinitrc, instead of my init.sh ;-)
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This is almost 99.9% useless in practise, for instance.. one may have other things in their .xinitrc files, which would get clobbered.

I'm also sure most of us are capable of using a text editor or I/O redirection manually... besides, I don't see fluxbox on that list.. and it's a definite necessity.
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