[system-administrators-guide] "binary name" wasn't the best choice of words; file name is better.

Pete Travis immanetize at fedoraproject.org
Tue Jul 23 17:15:56 UTC 2013


commit 833f750d19849ba891acf56375b45983acb3fb74
Author: Pete Travis <immanetize at fedoraproject.org>
Date:   Tue Jul 23 11:15:29 2013 -0600

    "binary name" wasn't the best choice of words; file name is better.

 en-US/Opening_GUI_Applications.xml |   15 ++++++++-------
 1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/en-US/Opening_GUI_Applications.xml b/en-US/Opening_GUI_Applications.xml
index 944de95..dc06b10 100644
--- a/en-US/Opening_GUI_Applications.xml
+++ b/en-US/Opening_GUI_Applications.xml
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@
       </screen>
     </para>
     <note>
-      <title>Binary names vs Application names</title>
+      <title>File names vs Application names</title>
       <para>
-        Programs are opened from the command line using the file name of their <literal>binary</literal>, the executable file provided in the program's package. An entry in the desktop menu will often be named differently from the binary it executes. For example, the GNOME disk management utility appears in the menu as <application>Disks</application>, and the binary is <filename>/usr/bin/gnome-disks</filename>.
+        Programs are opened from the command line using the name of executable file provided in the program's package. An entry in the desktop menu will often be named differently from the file it executes. For example, the GNOME disk management utility appears in the menu as <application>Disks</application>, and the file it executes is <filename>/usr/bin/gnome-disks</filename>.
       </para>
     </note>
     <para>
@@ -64,12 +64,12 @@
         [fedorauser at localhost]$ <command>emacs foo.txt &amp;</command>
       </screen>
     </para>
-    <note>
+    <important>
       <title>Ending a session</title>
       <para>
         Applications that hold the command line prompt until they complete will close when the terminal session ends, even if they are forked into the background. 
       </para>
-    </note>
+    </important>
     <para>
       GUI programs can also be launched on one <systemitem>TTY</systemitem> and displayed on another by specifying the <envar>DISPLAY</envar> variable. This can be useful when running multiple graphical sessions, or for troubleshooting problems with a desktop session.
     </para>
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@
           <screen>
             [fedorauser at localhost]$ <command>ps aux|grep /usr/bin/X</command>
             root      1498  7.1  1.0 521396 353984 <literal>tty1</literal>    Ss+  00:04  66:34 /usr/bin/X <literal>:0</literal> vt1 -background none -nolisten tcp -auth /var/run/kdm/A:0-22Degc
-root     23874  0.0  0.0 109184   900 pts/21   S+   15:35   0:00 grep --color=auto /usr/bin/X
+
+	    root     23874  0.0  0.0 109184   900 pts/21   S+   15:35   0:00 grep --color=auto /usr/bin/X
           </screen>
         </para>
       </step>
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ root     23874  0.0  0.0 109184   900 pts/21   S+   15:35   0:00 grep --color=au
         <para>
           Specify the <envar>DISPLAY</envar> variable when executing the program.
           <screen>
-            [fedorauser at localhost]$ <command>gnome-shell --replace &amp;</command>
+            [fedorauser at localhost]$ <command>DISPLAY=:0 gnome-shell --replace &amp;</command>
           </screen>
         </para>
       </step>
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@ root     23874  0.0  0.0 109184   900 pts/21   S+   15:35   0:00 grep --color=au
       Most desktop environments follow the convention of using the key combination <keycombo><keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>F2</keycap></keycombo> for opening new applications. Pressing <keycombo><keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>F2</keycap></keycombo> brings up a prompt for a command to be entered into. 
     </para>
     <para>
-      Commands entered into this dialog box function much as they would if entered in a terminal.  Applications are known by thier binary name, and can accept arguments. 
+      Commands entered into this dialog box function much as they would if entered in a terminal.  Applications are known by thier file name, and can accept arguments. 
     </para>
     <figure id="fig-alt_f2-gnome">
       <title>


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