get script to run in alt-f2

[rustysail]

Hey,

I have a few bash script in ~/.bin

I want to be able to run them both the command line and from if I use the alt-f2 command prompt. I happen to use gmrun.

I know I can do this by hardlinking each file to /usr/local/bin but I would rather be able to just put my scripts in ~/.bin

Any ideas. Thanks

[efflandt]

If you put your scripts in ~/bin (without the dot) that will automatically be in your PATH the next time you login. So you just have the directory name slightly wrong.

efflandt@natty-ssd:~$ echo $PATH
/home/efflandt/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games

[ajgreeny]

You can do it from Alt+F2 run dialog by using the command in the box

bash -c "/path/to/file.sh"

This works wherever the script is in your home, but I'm not sure what happens if the script will only run with root privileges.