[Xfce-bugs] [XFCE 0000210]: xterm will not run app without -e (xterm window opens, then closes).

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http://bugs.xfce.org/view_bug_page.php?f_id=0000210
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Reporter:                   Grunt
Handler:                    
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Project:                    XFCE
Bug ID:                     0000210
Category:                   other
Reproducibility:            always
Severity:                   minor
Priority:                   normal
Status:                     new
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Date Submitted:             2004-06-01 00:53 GMT
Last Modified:              2004-06-01 12:00 GMT
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Summary:                    xterm will not run app without -e (xterm window opens, then closes).
Description: 
Set up this in a launcher:

xterm vpnclient connect "Faculty-Staff Off Campus"

When the command (without the xterm) is run from an xterm the window stays
open until ^C is used.

When the command above is entered into a launcher window the xterm opens
and closes immediately.  I had to add -e to the xterm command to get it to
work.

xterm -e vpnclient connect "Faculty-Staff Off Campus"

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 pollux - 2004-06-01 12:00 GMT 
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according to the xterm manpage, it seems to be the normal behaviour of
xterm. In fact the window opens to show you the syntax of xterm and then,
as the process is finished, closes.