Various Commands

Most of these are menu commands that you get by rightclicking. In some cases you have to select something first; simply rightclicking will select what's under the mouse at the time. Most of these are handled by scripts in the directory ~/.tint/menus so you can edit those files if you need to make adjustments.

date

Use Host > Clock to get an xclock window. (X11 only)

diff

Select exactly two files. Use View > Analyze > differences to compare. Results on Inspector window.

emacs

Select a file. Use Edit > Edit File With and choose an editor for that file. (emacs listed for X11 only; edit the file ~/.tint/menus/edit/editfiles.sh to change the editors available.) Different versions of Emacs behave differently; consult man emacs or info emacs.

env

Use Host > env to get listing of the tint process environment; all programs that Interrogator starts up will have these variables set. (X11 only)

file

Select files. Use View > Analyze to show an analysis of each file you selected in the inspector window.

grep

The Search menu has different variations on grep. Rightclick on the floor of a directory and choose Search > Search in C. The Inspector window will show results. (X11 only.)

halt

Use Host > Shut Down to turn off your computer. Unless you are the superuser, you will be prompted for the root password. (X11 only ; use the Apple menu in MacOS X.)

make

Rightclick on result files you want to make, or rightclick on the floor of a directory to make the default. Make > Make will run make to regenerate your software. (X11 only.)

man

Use Help > get man info for... to get a prompt box. Enter the topic you want the man page on.

reboot

Use Host > restart to reboot your computer. Unless you are the superuser, you will be prompted for the root password. (X11 only ; use the Apple menu in MacOS X.)

vi

Select a file. Use Edit > Edit File With and choose an editor for that file. (vi listed for X11 only; edit the file ~/.tint/menus/edit/editfiles.sh to change the editors available.)

xterm

Use Open > Log In > terminal to get a terminal-emulator window with your usual shell. The default is Terminal with MacOS X and xterm with X11. You can edit the file ~/.tint/menus/open/login.sh to change how this works.



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