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A run utiliy featuring a slim design and bash style auto-completion.
see AUTHORS file
Features
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completion).
* Configuration file: ~/.gmrunrc or /etc/gmrunrc.
Check one of them, configuration is very simple. From that file you
Check one of them, configuration is very simple. From that file you
can change window position and width, history size, terminal, URL
handlers, etc.
* CTRL-Enter runs the command in a terminal. CTRL-Enter without any
command starts a new terminal.
* CTRL-Enter runs the command in a terminal.
* CTRL-Enter without any command starts a new terminal.
* Config file parameter: History. History is maintained in the file "
~/.gmrun_history ".
* History is maintained in the file "~/.gmrun_history".
* CTRL-R to search backwards through history.
* CTRL-S to search forward through history.
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* URL handlers allowing you to enter lines like "http://www.google.com"
to start your favorite browser on www.google.com.
The URL-s are configurable from the configuration
file, in a simple manner (I hope..).
The URL-s are configurable from the configuration file.
* Extension handlers. Basically you can run, for instance,
a ".txt" file, assuming that you have configured a handler for it
in the configuration file.
* Extension handlers. Basically you can run, for
instance, a ".txt" file, assuming that you have configured a handler for
it in the configuration file. The default handler for ".txt" files is,
of course, Emacs. But you can easily change that, you... you VIM user!
Requirements
-------------
* A C++ compiler
* GTK-2 / 3
* GTK 2/3
Compilation, installation
--------------------------
Use the configure script (run ./autogen.sh if ./configure is missing):
$ ./configure --prefix=/usr
$ make
$ make install
./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc
make
make install
Pass --enable-gtk3 to ./configure to build the gtk3 ui
Optionally you can configure your window manager to call gmrun
with WinKey + R or something.
Tips and tricks
---------------
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A small window appears, allowing you to select from:
- netscape
- netscape-communicator
- netscape-navigator
- netstat
That is because all these executables have the same prefix, "nets". You
type TAB twice to get to the third element ("netscape-navigator"). Now,
if you want to add a parameter such as "-url http://blah.blah.org" you
can press SPACE (the list disappears, and a SPACE is inserted after the
netscape-navigator).
if you want to add a parameter, press SPACE (the list disappears,
and a SPACE is inserted after the netscape-navigator).
3. If you accidentally pressed TAB more than you wanted (in that small
window, described above) you can use UP / DOWN arrows to select the right
completion.
You can use UP / DOWN arrows to select the right completion.
4. - ESC closes the completion window, leaving the selected text in the entry.
3. - ESC closes the completion window, leaving the selected text in the entry.
- HOME / END - the same, but clears the selection.
- SPACE - the same, but clears the selection and appends one space.
- Pressing ENTER (anytime) runs the command that is written in the entry.