run(1F) (Form and Menu Language Interpreter Utilities) run(1F)
NAME
run - run an executable
SYNOPSIS
run [-s] [-e] [-n] [-t string] program
DESCRIPTION
The run function runs program, using the PATH variable to find it.
By default, when program has completed, the user is prompted (Press
ENTER to continue:), before being returned to FMLI. The argument
program is a UNIX system executable followed by its options (if any).
-e If -e is specified the user will be prompted before returning to
FMLI only if there is an error condition
-n If -n is specified the user will never be prompted before
returning to FMLI (useful for programs like vi, in which the
user must do some specific action to exit in the first place).
-s The -s option means "silent", implying that the screen will not
have to be repainted when program has completed. NOTE: The -s
option should only be used when program does not write to the
terminal. In addition, when -s is used, program cannot be
interrupted, even if it recognizes interrupts.
-t string
If -t is specified, string is the name this process will have in
the pop-up menu generated by the frm-list command. This feature
requires the executable facesuspend, (currently only available
with the FACE product), to suspend the UNIX system process and
return to the FMLI application.
EXAMPLE
Here is a menu that uses run:
menu="Edit special System files"
name="Password file"
action=`run -e vi /etc/passwd`
name="Group file"
action=`run -e vi /etc/group`
name="My .profile"
action=`run -n vi $HOME/.profile`
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