RE: Starting GNOME

["Fox, Kevin M" <KMFox mail bhi-erc com>]

sh is run on .Xclinets
if you run "exec whatever" exec tells sh to drop out of memory because it is
no longer needed.

as for 2k, every little bit helps :)

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	James Green [SMTP:gnome@cyberstorm.demon.co.uk]
> Sent:	Wednesday, March 24, 1999 1:04 PM
> To:	gnome-list@gnome.org
> Subject:	Re: Starting GNOME
> 
> In message <AD2701C12BABD211B9710060974835A8A364@ercex02.bhi-erc.com>,
> Fox, Kevin M <KMFox@mail.bhi-erc.com> writes
> >As I was told, it drops the shell out...
> >Saving you about 2k of mem :)
> 
> [ ... ]
> 
> Forgive my ignorance here, but:
> 
> a) what does the first line mean?
> 
> b) why is 2k of mem so important?
> 
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> James Green
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