From: joe@actionline.com > I still can't get either to work. > James: gwenview filename.jpg > /dev/null 2>&1 & > Hans: gwenview filename.jpg 2>/dev/null & > > Both examples work to cause gwenview to open filename.jpg without > any error messages. However, when I close the terminal window, > gwenview also closes. What am I doing wrong? To stop a process from dying when its parent tty dies, you probably want nohup. "nohup gwenview filename.jpg > /dev/null 2>&1 &" . The xterm/konsole will still be there, though you can then manually close it. If this approach *did* automagically close the xterm, it'd be functionally equivalent to just starting gwenview from the mini-commandline.... -- Matt G / Dances With Crows The Crow202 Blog: http://crow202.org/wordpress/ There is no Darkness in Eternity/But only Light too dim for us to see --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss