Re: [dwm] arguments don't work with default dmenu command

On 13-09-2007 21:33, Xavier <shiningxc_AT_gmail.com> wrote:
> In config.arg.h and config.default.h , dmenu is run like this :
> exe=`dmenu_path | dmenu` && exec $exe
>
> This doesn't work for commands with arguments, eg "xterm -e top" or "import
> -w root root.png" or whatever.
>
> But running dmenu like this works fine (thanks to rob__ on #dwm for that hint ;) :
> exe=`dmenu_path | dmenu` && eval "exec $exe"
>
> Does it have any downsides? If not, maybe it could be done in both config.h examples.
>
actually for me on FreeBSD that didn't work at all (with arguments or not)

so i replaced the whole command with the (IMHO) simpler:
  "exec `dmenu_path | dmenu`"

hope that helps..

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