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Well, here is the script I use for executing netscape.   It allows you
to invoke multiple browser windows using the same call (works well as a
fvwm button).  It can also handle old lock files.  It redirects errors
to the xconsole so you can see them while using X.  Tell me what you
think.  Feel free to suggest improvements.

#!/bin/sh
if [ -h ~/.netscape/lock ]
then
   if (netscape -remote 'openBrowser()') 2> /dev/console
   then :
   else
      ( rm ~/.netscape/lock ; netscape) &
   fi
else
   netscape &
fi

Quote:>    if (netscape -remote 'openBrowser()') 2> /dev/console
>    then :
>    else
>       ( rm ~/.netscape/lock ; netscape) &
>    fi

start your script with arguments, i.e. 'yourscript.sh www.somewhere.com'

to a single empty argument if $# = 0 (this is wrong! It's correct
behaviour for "$*" though). So in order to be portable, i'd rather use

If you decide to call the script netscape, you will (as I'm sure you know)
use the full path to netscape in the script itself to avoid loops, or
perhaps move the netscape binary away (say, to netscape.exe) and execute
netscape.exe from the netscape script).

per kristian
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per kristian
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Thanks for you input Per Hove.  Your suggestions are very helpful.

Quote:> I'd also use -f instead of -h. I assume it's just a typo.

[ checking for symlinks ]

Quote:> FreeBSD the -h switch is used and for linux (bash) you have
> to use -L.  Alas no portability here :-(

I didn't find any other than bash and sunos5 that handles -L.

Honorable James Saint-Rossy

Quote:>> I'd also use -f instead of -h. I assume it's just a typo.

-e ? Exists...

        -mi

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per kristian
--
UNIX is a four-letter word.

OK, here is the new and improved Ultimate Netscape script (thanks for the input
Hove).

I called the script "multinetscape" to avoid confusion

#!/bin/sh

then

fi

With this script you can
  invoke multiple netscape browser windows
  use URL's on the command line
  deal with stale lock files

I wounder if there is a less cumbersome way of quoting this?

<--- BEGIN SCRIPT
#!/bin/sh


<--- END SCRIPT

I'd use {} after the '||' instead of (), so i don't start another shell.
{} just groups commands together.

Just minor things though:


argument contains a tab or a space. But in an openURL() statement, it is

is enough.

Try to run this and you'll see what i mean:
#!/bin/sh
set -- one two three "fo ur"

n=0
while test "$1";do n=$(($n+1)); echo "$n: $1"; shift;done
echo
set -- one two three "fo ur"

n=0
while test "$1";do n=$(($n+1)); echo "$n: $1"; shift;done

per kristian
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Quote:> Well, here is the script I use for executing netscape.   [ snip ]

#!/bin/sh
#
# n - an intelligent netscape handler
#

if [ -l $HOME/.netscape/lock ]; then
    if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then
        exec /usr/local/bin/netscape -noraise -remote "openURL(http://www.widgetworks.com/~peter/Hotlist,new-window)"
    else
        if [ -r $1 ]; then
                if [ "`echo $1 | cut -c1-1`" = "/" ]; then
                        file=$1
                else
                        file="`pwd`/$1"
                fi
                exec /usr/local/bin/netscape -noraise -remote "openFile($file,new-window)"
        else
                exec /usr/local/bin/netscape -noraise -remote "openURL($1,new-window)"
        fi
    fi
else
    exec /usr/local/bin/netscape $*
fi

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Does anyone know if netscape have a global config file that it
will use as a default for all users these days?

        David.

hey,

i'm on 2.2.6-RELEASE running the i'ntl version of netscape communicator
4.04. this host dials up to the isp and retrieves mail and news. so far,
so good.

the problem arises when i try to start netscape while not connected to
the isp, i.e. no nameservice. the netscape process starts and forks a
(dns helper) (netscape) process and then does nothing. no window or
anything. top shows that the parent netscape process is gobbling CPU.
yes, i've got a local newsserver and the newssever is specified as
localhost in netscape's preferences. and yes, i have got "hosts" before
"bind" in /etc/host.conf and localhost does have an entry in /etc/hosts.

any clues ?

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