LAUNCH(1X)							    LAUNCH(1X)

NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     launch - graphical	utility	to enter and invoke commands with arguments

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

     /usr/sbin/launch [[-h header] [-m msg] [-p	trailer]] [-c command [args]]

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     launch is a small application which consists of a text field where	the
     user can enter commands and their arguments for execution.

     The IRIX Interactive Desktop file manager (fm) invokes launch when	the
     user double-clicks	an icon	and the	icon's filetype	requires additional
     information before	the corresponding application can be launched.	End
     users can also run	launch program at a Unix shell command line, though
     this would	be unusual (it is easier to run	the command itself directly).

     The options to launch are as follows:

     -h	header	 Places	the header header at the beginning of the command that
		 will be invoked but is	not displayed in the application.

     -p	trailer	 Places	the trailer trailer at the end of the command that is
		 used to invoke	the command but	is not displayed in the
		 application.

     -m	msg	 Displays the message msg in the application window.

     -c	command	 Sets the initial value	of the text field to command.

     When no arguments are specified, it comes up with its text	field empty.

     If	the launched program requires a	tty, you must call launch with the -h
     option, followed by an appropriate	invocation of winterm.	The following
     is	an example of launch as	used with Mail.
	 launch	-h winterm -c Mail


     For more examples,	see the	*.ftr files under /usr/lib/filetype.

     For more information about	the entire IRIX	Interactive Desktop
     environment, see the IID(1) man page.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

     The IRIS IRIX Interactive Desktop Integration Guide, slaunch(1X),
     winterm(1), fm(1),	ftr(1),	IID(1)


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