TELLDESKTOP(1X)                                                TELLDESKTOP(1X)



NAME
     telldesktop - shell front end to invoke file manager functions

SYNOPSIS
     /usr/lib/desktop/telldesktop command

DESCRIPTION
     The telldesktop utility invokes file manager (fm) functions as long as
     the file manager was started with the -b parameter.  (If the file manager
     is not running on the desktop background, then these commands will have
     no effect because there will be no file manager process to intercept
     them.)  Most file manager functions require an icon to be selected before
     the operation can be performed.

ARGUMENTS
     The command denoting which file manager function to perform must be
     enclosed in quotation marks if the command contains spaces.  This command
     can be one of the following:


     open    Open the selected icon.


     copy    Copy the selected icon.


     reference
             Create a reference to the selected icon.


     link    A synonym for reference.


     remove  Remove the selected icon.  (If the user has turned on the Remove
             To Dumpster toggle in the Desktop customization panel desktop,
             then this operation will move the selected icon into the dumpster
             rather than delete it permanently.)


     print   Print the selected icon.


     'new directory'
             Create a new directory in the user's home directory.


     'get Info'
             Bring up an information window about the selected icon.







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     fetch   Bring up the File Quickfind tool.


     fetchHost
             Bring up the Host Quickfind tool.


     startShare
             Bring up the Start Sharing task to enable sharing the selected
             icon with other users on the network.


     stopShare
             Bring up the Stop Sharing task to disable sharing the selected
             icon with other users on the network.


     publish Bring up the Outbox utility to enable sharing the selected icon
             via the Outbox.


     'select all'
             Select all icons on the background.


     'empty dumpster'
             Remove all icons that are contained in the dumpster.


     'opendir directoryName {icons,list,columns,gallery}'
             Open a directory view of the directory directoryName in the view
             mode indicated (View as Icons, View as List, View as Columns, or
             full-sized icons in View as Gallery).

             A directory name containing embedded whitespace must be enclosed
             in double quotes.  Note that any directory name may be quoted,
             but it is required if the name contains embedded whitespace.

             If you list more than one view mode, only the first mode will be
             implemented and the rest will be ignored.

             For example, the commands

             /usr/lib/desktop/telldesktop 'opendir /usr/people/guest columns'

             and

             /usr/lib/desktop/telldesktop 'opendir "/usr/people/guest"
             columns'

             will both open a directory view of guest's home directory in View
             as Columns mode.



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             The command

             /usr/lib/desktop/telldesktop 'opendir "/tmp/name with spaces"'

             will open a directory view of "/tmp/name with spaces".


     restart Stop running the IRIX Interactive Desktop, then restart it.  The
             effect is similar to what happens when the user logs out and logs
             back in, but it takes less time and iconview windows open before
             the restart command was issued will not be reopened.


     quit    Stop running the IRIX Interactive Desktop.  Before IRIX 6.5, this
             was often the mechanism used to kill the Desktop before
             restarting it; in 6.5, the restart command may be used instead.
             To restart the Desktop after a quit command, invoke file manager
             from the command line as fm -b &.  Selecting the Desktop > Access
             Files > In My Home Directory will produce only a dirview of your
             home directory; it will not restart your desktop background. See
             the file manager man page, fm(1), for more information.


     close   A synonym for quit.


     'setenv ENVVAR=value'
             Set the desktop environment variable ENVVAR to value.  Example:
             /usr/lib/desktop/telldesktop 'setenv WINEDITOR=/usr/sbin/nedit'


     'shape on'
             Causes the desktop to use shaping for its icons.  This is the
             default, and is needed for GL backgrounds to appear correctly.


     'shape off'
             Causes the desktop to not use shaping for its icons.  GL
             backgrounds will not appear correctly if shaping is off.


     'shape pretty'
             Causes the desktop to use shaped icon masks for each icon.  This
             improves the appearance of the desktop if GL backgrounds are
             used.


     'shape fast'
             Causes the desktop to use rectangular icon masks for each icon.
             This is faster than shaped icon masks, but degraded the
             appearance of GL backgrounds.




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     For more information about the entire IRIX Interactive
     Desktop environment, see the IID(1) man page.

SEE ALSO
     fm(1),
     routeprint(1),
     IID(1).


BUGS
     When an operation is performed, text held in the mouse buffer may be
     supplanted by the name of the selected icon.











































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