How to open another program in unix

[Manish Shimna]

How to open an application using unix script ?

[sicarie]

Just call the binary with whatever options you want. The below script calls the application 'ifconfig.'

[code=bash]
#!/bin/bash
# shell script to show how to call a program
# in this case, call ifconfig to set ip
# by: sicarie 2012-02-28

#calling ifconfig
/sbin/ifconfig -i eth0 192.168.0.10

#done[/code]


Most binaries are in /bin, /sbin, /usr/bin, or /usr/sbin. There are a few other places, but you should be able to locate them with either the whereis or the find commands.

[no2pencil]

Most binaries are in /bin, /sbin, /usr/bin, or /usr/sbin.

If the application is installed in a global location accessible by the user, the program 'which' will return the binaries location.

[sicarie]

I'm constantly surprised by the wealth of 'find' programs in Linux - and 'which' is another great option for determining the absolute location - thanks no2pencil!