tty program selection

CrispCasper · 2022-05-04 15:21:45

got another question about tty specifically how to get the tty's to automaticly start a program for example tty1 normal but tty2 htop and tty3 asciiquarium or something

seth · 2022-05-04 15:34:12

Recheck the link from your other thread, there's a reference to automatically starting X11…
Also please always remember to mark resolved threads by editing your initial posts subject - so others will know that there's no task left, but maybe a solution to find.
Thanks.

ewaller · 2022-05-04 15:43:19

The way I generally do it is to start a tmux session in my .bashrc, and then have a .tmux.conf that looks something like:

new-session -A -s main -n main ;
new-window "cd ~/fountain && ./main.py -qv -H fountain.lan"

For reference: that starts a small web server on a raspberry-pi zero-W that has the sole purpose of controlling the lights and pump on an ornamental fountain in my yard.
This way, I can connect to the console, and if need be, detach from it or create a new window to do something else without having to stop the program that is running.
This is not the easiest way, or the most obvious way. But, it is how I do it.

The other thing you can do is to put checks into your ~.bashrc and or $/.profile to check which console on which the script is running and take action acordingly.

Slithery · 2022-05-04 18:08:52

Don't cross-post.

You already have an open topic about this issue which is easily answered by just reading the wiki.

Closing.

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#1 2022-05-04 15:21:45

tty program selection

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Re: tty program selection

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Re: tty program selection

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