Why does typing "navigator" run mozilla?
Short answer:
tkeitt@keittlab-6:~$ ls -l /usr/bin/X11/navigator
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 27 Apr 12 19:54
/usr/bin/X11/navigator -> /etc/alternatives/navigator
tkeitt@keittlab-6:~$ ls -l /etc/alternatives/navigator
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 48 Apr 20 09:54
/etc/alternatives/navigator ->
/usr/lib/netscape/477/navigator/navigator-smotif
tkeitt@keittlab-6:~$ ls -l /usr/lib/netscape/477/navigator/navigator-smotif
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 Apr 20 09:54
/usr/lib/netscape/477/navigator/navigator-smotif -> ../../base-4/wrapper
Long answer:
Because some idiot thought the above was cool...
Actually, the culprit here is the "wrapper" script, not the alternatives
directory or sym linking. I'm just trying to make a point that
complexity is not always a good thing. Openning a mozilla window
instead of running navigator only happens when mozilla is already
running. Somewhere down in "wrapper" is some sort of mozilla-remote
command. What's next? A talking paper-clip pops up when I type
"xterm"? :-)
T.
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Timothy H. Keitt
Department of Ecology and Evolution
State University of New York at Stony Brook
Phone: 631-632-1101, FAX: 631-632-7626
http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/ee/keitt/
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