Command Line
TranslationThe pending.command line application allows running Linux shell commands or scripts to make customizations.
Configuration
General Settings
Value
Explanation
Autostart
Yes
No
Select whether the application should start automatically after login.
Hide iconYes
Hide on desktop
No
Yes:
Hide the application icon.
Hide on desktop:
Remove the icon from the desktop; it'll appear only in the menu and Run dialog.
Show the application icon.
Show the application icon
Custom icon File nameHere, assign a custom icon to the application.
Save the icon on the openthinclient server in the folder: <Manager-Home>/nfs/root/custom/icons
Use a file format that's supported. .png or .ico . Use a size of 32 × 32 or 64 × 64 px.
Leave settings unchanged.
Restart the application.
Log out the user
Restart the thin client
Shut down the thin client
Shut down ThinClient with a cancel dialog
Perform action after the running program finishes.
Application settings
Value
Explanation
Command line Shell command
Command executed in a shell when the application starts.
Use environment variables, e.g., user-defined variables $CUSTOM1 to $CUSTOM3, name of the ThinClient $HOSTNAME or the logged-in user $USER.
To ensure intended functions and effects, escape control characters manually when entering text. To do this, insert a backslash \ .
Elevated privileges
Allow sudo
Normal user rights
Notes and tips
Execute multiple commands
To execute multiple commands in the command line, write them ; .
To execute a second command only if the previous command succeeds, chain the commands with && (instead of a semicolon).
sudo mount -t cifs //server/share /mnt/ -o username=X,password=Y,gid=1000,uid=1000,rw && depriv zenity --info --text "Laufwerk wurde verbunden"Running Your Own Scripts
Instead of individual commands, run a custom script. Save the script in the Custom folder under rootfs to import it into the ThinClient’s file system (see the article “Custom Folder”).