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.cshrc problem
I put follow line on my .cshrc file:
xbiff &
the problem is every time I start a x session, xbiff is executed. How can I let it just be invoked only once?
xbiff &
the problem is every time I start a x session, xbiff is executed. How can I let it just be invoked only once?
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my machine runs exceed x server on the top of win95. The only initialisation file I can find is .cshrc. whenever I start a xterm, a xbiff box is poped out. (So if I have 3 xtem windows, 3 xbiff boxs are there.)
You should not invoke xbiff in .cshrc because this is the initialisation file for the C-shell which is started up for each of the xterms, presumably started up on remote UNIX hosts, rather than on your PC.
The session is under the control of Exceed, so it is in the Exceed setup that you need to put xbiff. However, this runs in a windows environment, not an X environment, so things are a bit different.
I can't remember exactly how to do this but it may be in the initialisation of HWM (Hummingbird Window Manager) or perhaps in Xstart under Exceed Tools. There is some sort of form interface for specifying the host/username/password and a command line to be run on the specified host, which could invoke an initialisation script. However, I think that it still has to be run by hand, even though the interface has been simplified. I don't know of any way to automate its execution.
If you get tired of chasing around why not subscribe to the Exceed users mailing list and ask your questions there. Just send a mail to <exceedusers-request@hcl.c
subscribe youremail@your.site.com
in the body of the message. Then send your questions to <exceedusers@hcl.com>.
The session is under the control of Exceed, so it is in the Exceed setup that you need to put xbiff. However, this runs in a windows environment, not an X environment, so things are a bit different.
I can't remember exactly how to do this but it may be in the initialisation of HWM (Hummingbird Window Manager) or perhaps in Xstart under Exceed Tools. There is some sort of form interface for specifying the host/username/password and a command line to be run on the specified host, which could invoke an initialisation script. However, I think that it still has to be run by hand, even though the interface has been simplified. I don't know of any way to automate its execution.
If you get tired of chasing around why not subscribe to the Exceed users mailing list and ask your questions there. Just send a mail to <exceedusers-request@hcl.c
subscribe youremail@your.site.com
in the body of the message. Then send your questions to <exceedusers@hcl.com>.
What are you trying to achieve ?
xbiff is a tool that shows you under x when you have new mail.
Maybe you were thinking of biff ?