yrun - script to run apps
Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2023 8:43 pm
yrun - script to run apps
written by Ingemar Karlsson
https://yad-guide.ingk.se/examples/exam ... d_examples
yrun is a simple bash script to run an app from a pull down list.
I found that it will run an appimage if the full path is typed in.
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#!/bin/bash
XTERM="xterm"
export SCRIPT=$(readlink -f $0)
export PWD=$(dirname $SCRIPT)
# Create history file
mkdir -p ${XDG_CACHE_HOME:-$HOME/.cache}/
export HISTFILE=${XDG_CACHE_HOME:-$HOME/.cache}/ix-run.history
# Create history file
if [ ! -f $HISTFILE ]; then
mkdir -p ${XDG_CACHE_HOME:-$HOME/.cache}/
echo "\n" > $HISTFILE
fi
# Delete history file
Clear_History(){
rm $HISTFILE
yad --fixed \
--title="History" \
--window-icon="applications-system" \
--text="\n History Cleared \n" \
--timeout="1" \
--no-buttons
echo "\n" > $HISTFILE
kill $YAD_PID
exec $SCRIPT
}
export -f Clear_History
# Create and run dialog
TITLE="Run command"
TEXT="\nEnter command to execute:\n"
rcmd=$(yad --entry \
--width=500 \
--center \
--window-icon="gtk-execute" \
--name="${0##/}" \
--title="$TITLE" \
--text="$TEXT" \
--image="gtk-execute" \
--editable \
--rest $HISTFILE \
--button="Clear History!gtk-clear:bash -c Clear_History" \
--button="yad-cancel:1" \
--button="yad-execute:0")
[ -z "$rcmd" ] && exit 0
# Run command
case $rcmd in
http://*|https://*|ftp://*)
xdg-open $rcmd &
;;
mailto://*)
xdg-email $rcmd &
;;
man://*)
eval $XTERM -e "man ${rcmd#man://}" &
;;
telnet*|ssh*)
eval $XTERM -e "$rcmd" &
;;
*)
eval $rcmd &
;;
esac
# Add command to history
grep -q -F "$rcmd" $HISTFILE || sed -i "1 i $rcmd" $HISTFILE
exit 0