askRestartFm(1)

NAME
     askRestartFm - utility for restarting the IRIX Interactive Desktop


SYNOPSIS
     /usr/lib/desktop/askRestartFm


DESCRIPTION
     The askRestartFm utility restarts the file manager on the desktop
     background and, if necessary, the icon catalog.  Its purpose is to show
     new application icons immediately, saving the user the trouble of logging
     out and back in.


     askRestartFm displays a question dialog asking the user whether to
     restart fm and iconcatalog.  If the user clicks the Now button, then it
     restarts them immediately.  Caveat: All iconviews (dirviews) are closed
     and must be reopened manually by the user.  The existing fm process is
     reused via the /usr/lib/desktop/telldesktop restart command.  If the user
     clicks the Later pushbutton, the dialog is dismissed.


     The fmserv program calls askRestartFm when it detects that the
     /usr/lib/filetype/desktop.otr icons database has changed, the usual cause
     of which is software installation.  The askRestartFm script is not
     intended to be run directly by the end user.


     For more information about the entire IRIX Interactive Desktop
     environment, see the IID(1) man page.


FILES
     $HOME/.desktop-<hostname>/AskingRestartDesktop


     askRestartFm creates the $HOME/.desktop-<hostname>/AskingRestartDesktop
     file, where $HOME is the user's home directory and <hostname> is the host
     name as returned by hostname(1).  When the user dismisses the dialog,
     askRestartFm removes the file.  If the script detects that the file
     already exists, it exits without creating the file or showing the dialog.
     When installing many applications, the user can avoid seeing many dialogs
     by waiting until all products are installed to dismiss the dialog.


SEE ALSO
     IID(1), fmserv(1), fm(1), ftr(1), telldesktop(1X), iconview(1),
     iconcatalog(1), hostname(1)