Example:
/root/byond/bin/dreamseeker
Could I create a file, and say, place it on my desktop, and whenever I click that file it opens up the console and starts up the example above.
Is there anyway to shortcut to a shell command?
If the executable file is dreamseeker and clicking on it starts it all you need to do is drag it onto the desktop and right click on it and drop an icon in to it.
If on the other hand the executable can only be started from the commandline you will need to use a text editor like Beaver and after clicking 'New' click in the new window and enter these lines:
#! /bin/sh
cd /root/byond/bin
./dreamseeker
then save it as /root/my-applications/dreamseeker
Make it executable by typing in rxvt
chmod a+x /root/my-applications/dreamseeker
Then drag that file to the desktop and drop an icon into it.
If you have trouble following these instructions or it does not work, post here again with any error messages that you receive.
If on the other hand the executable can only be started from the commandline you will need to use a text editor like Beaver and after clicking 'New' click in the new window and enter these lines:
#! /bin/sh
cd /root/byond/bin
./dreamseeker
then save it as /root/my-applications/dreamseeker
Make it executable by typing in rxvt
chmod a+x /root/my-applications/dreamseeker
Then drag that file to the desktop and drop an icon into it.
If you have trouble following these instructions or it does not work, post here again with any error messages that you receive.