I have it 755 and still just opens it instead of executing. By the way the file is on the /root/Desktop. I tried to create a link to the file but it actually is a php file on the same machine, so it doesn't open automatically. On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 09:44:22 -0500, Anthony E. Greene <tony@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 29-Dec-2004/09:30 -0500, Gentian Hila <genti.tech@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >I did that but now it opens immediately with my text editor gedit and > >I do not want to change that as the default editor for script files. > > > >The file now reads > >#!/bin/bash > >firefox http://www.something.com > > Did you make the file executable? > > chmod 755 urlfile > > Nautilus will ask whether to open or run the file. > > A better way to do this is to create a .desktop file. For a URL, just go > to the target page in your browser and drag the icon at the left end of > the address bar to your desktop. > > You can drag the resulting .desktop file into gEdit to see what it > contains. > > Tony > -- > Anthony E. Greene <mailto:Anthony%20E.%20Greene%20%3Ctony@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx%3E> > AOL/Yahoo Messenger: TonyG05 HomePage: <http://www.greene-family.org/tony/> > OpenPGP Key: 0x6C94239D/7B3D BD7D 7D91 1B44 BA26 C484 A42A 60DD 6C94 239D > Linux. The choice of a GNU generation <http://www.linux.org/> > >
