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List:       kde
Subject:    Re: Assigning conditional statements to Icons on Desktop
From:       Willi Kappler <grandor () gmx ! de>
Date:       1999-08-07 9:31:15
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On Wed, 04 Aug 1999, Terry wrote:

>Does anyone know if it is possible to use IF/THEN conditions in conjuction with
>starting apps? For instance..........I can make my email desktop icon APPEAR to
>dial my PPP connection on demand (Done through kppp), but can I tell my other
>internet apps to "look" to see if kppp is already running BEFORE it executes the
>actual app? I'm sorry if I am not making myself clear. If you need more info
>just ask. FYI Running RH6.0 with KDE1.1.1.
>TIA
>Terry
>-- 

Hi,

what about a shell script which is startet by the desktop icon?

To find out if kppp is running, you could do the following:

ps | grep kppp | grep -v grep && echo kppp is running

for the shell script:

#!/bin/bash

if ps | grep kppp | grep -v grep
then
	echo kppp is running
else
	echo kppp is not running
fi

Bye, 
Willi
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