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From: jc@raven.bu.edu (James Cameron)
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Subject: XTERM and redirection.
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Date: 4 Mar 91 15:22:38 GMT
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I am trying to do some fairly simple demos in C.  Now, to add a little
"excitement" to them, I want a script to open up an xterm and have the 
standard output go to the xterm.  However, I need to do some redirection:
ie I WANT to call it like this:

$ xterm -name DEMO -title DEMO -e 'demo2 input/sentences_1 < input/numbers_1'

but what I get from the xterm is:

	xterm: Can't execvp a.out input/sentences_1 < input/numbers_1

Apparently the C code in the xterm can't handle the redirection.

I have tried it without the quotes, but then it sits on STDIN wanting
the numbers that it was suppose to get from the file.  

Now, I have gotten other demos going using xterm when redirection wasn't
necessary...Any pointers would be greatly appreciated.

JC


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