[SOLVED] Set a startup application for sleep delay?

[ilovelinux]

Hi. I am wondering if it's possible to make a startup application sleep for X seconds before starting, kind of like Windows Delayed Automatic Start.

The reason I ask is I have Audacious set to startup applications, but it loads before the network manager connects my wired ethernet, so Audacious fails to automatically start playing the internet radio stream.

I would like to be able to delay the automatic startup of Audacious by at least 5 seconds.

Thanks.

[Pilosopong Tasyo]

It's certainly possible. Edit the startup entry for Audacious and put the following in the Command field:

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sh -c 'sleep 5 ; exec audacious'

Adjust the delay value (in the example above, the number 5 [seconds]) to your preference. I don't have or use Audacious so if the name of the program is not the same as above, replace it with what was originally written in the Command field (including any parameters, if necessary) before you edited it.

You can also check out this thread for a slight variation.

[ilovelinux]

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Awesome! Works perfectly, thanks so much!