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How to create a script, which runs another script in separate terminal window and does not wait?

I wrote the following #!/bin/bash cd ~/bin/red5-1.0.0 gnome-terminal --working-directory=. -x red5.sh red5.sh is the script to run (this is java written media server). My script above opens new ...
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Executing a script in zsh - file permissions

I'm confused about execute file permissions not behaving as I expect. Probably because my expectations are wrong. Anyway: I have a script file, for simplicity is just called s, located in ~/bin. For ...
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using Set uid to run a root command from non-root user

Consider the following two files. summarize's executable UID bit has been set, so that another user belonging to another group can execute the summarize executable that uses the customers.dat file. ...
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Finding program name by wildcard pattern

I am trying to write a script that will attempt to find if a certain program is installed. Lets say that the program is called, myprog. The problem is that the program can be named in different ...
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skype not found on Oneiric 64, but it is right there [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Can't execute some binaries in chroot environment (zsh: Not found) I have something weird here. Cannot find a file although it is right there. $ skype command not ...
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python error using an executable with Z shell

I'm getting this error from the Unix Z shell (I'm on Mac): python: posix_spawn: /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/Resources/Python.app/Contents/MacOS/Python: No such file or ...
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Is there a way to execute a native binary from a pipe?

echo 'main(){}' | gcc -xc - -o /dev/stdout | ??? Is there a way to run the output binary on a unix-like system? EDIT: I needed it to run the output of g++ in a sandboxed environment where I can't ...
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Weird executabe behaviour

I have a server machine with ubuntu 9.10. I am trying to put in place an executable, which turns out to be the latest flashplayer (debugger version). Somehow the file appears as present and ...
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Why do you need the “./” when executing programs in the current directory? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Why do we use “./” to execute a file? It seems redundant and gets annoying after a while -- is there a way to change this? If not, can somebody explain the ...