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SuB
Asked: 2013-07-25 05:43:07 +0800 CST

How can I make a symbolic link to run a program with command line argument?

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How can I make a symbolic link to run a program with command line argument? For example, I want to run sample with -i eth0 argument every time when I click on a symbol link.

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  1. Best Answer

    For this use case, I would recommend writing a shell script instead, e.g.

    #!/bin/sh
sample -i eth0

    Then save the script in /usr/local/bin as e.g. mySample, make it runnable with chmod +x mySample. And there you go :)

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