how to redirect command in export display in shell script

[Mike Burger]

On Fri, 3 Sep 2004, Vipul Ramani wrote:

> HI , ALL,
>         i want to write 1 scripts which basically export local display
> in local only after that run xterm &  n run few command on that
> expoert display i tired but i wont run.so any one plz let me know..
> #!/bin/sh
> DISPALY=127.0.0.1
> export DISPLAY
> xterm & 
> date 
> 
> while i run this script date command print in same terminal instead of
> exported xterm i want to run date command in new exported xterm
> window.
> thanks in adv.

Well, to start, you've got your variable mispelled.

Second, you might want to make the value 127.0.0.1:0.

Third, you might want to just save a step, and "export DISPLAY=127.0.0.1:0

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