Handy X11 script

[Gabe_G23]

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.

#!/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):

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):

#! /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