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Old 03-20-2014, 01:15 AM   #28
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Originally Posted by Gregg Bell View Post
I tracked with you partly. (the 'that is the best way' part) The rest you semi-lost me. I Googled "script" and "batch file" and "CLI." I'm still not sure what you mean though. Like, I made a desktop icon for Kdiff comparison tool. When I click on the icon it brings up the file (that I have previously downloaded and which is stored in the home directory). What you said it sounds like you're summoning the Calibre file brand new from the terminal. Is this the case?

I was thinking I would do the binary install in the terminal and then the Calibre (and hopefully Calibre-Edit) would be in my Applications menu.
I open a Blank Txt file
I past the Calibre comand line into it
I save as getCalibre.sh
I right click on the file: Properties: permissions: tick 'Allow to execute..'

Now when I double click the Icon, I get asked if I want to run in a Terminal (click Yes)

(this is just a local copy so you don't have to always open the web page

BTW the permissions bit is just a GUI way of adding the x bit instead of using chmod

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