@lxpanel --profile LXDE-pi\n@pcmanfm --desktop --profile LXDE-pi\n@xscreensaver -no-splash\n@lxterminal -e \/home\/pi\/myscript.sh<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nMake sure your script is executable (right click > Properties > Permissions).
That\u2019s it, reboot and you should see a terminal window automatically open and run your program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Auto running a program with auto restart on crash<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
You can use a simple bash script that runs the program and re-runs it should it crash, with writing restart events to a log file:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
#!\/bin\/sh\n\nCOMMAND=\"python .\/home\/myfolder\/my_application.py\"\nLOGFILE=\"\/home\/myfolder\/restartslog.txt\"\n\nwritelog () {\n now=`date`\n echo \"$now $*\" >> $LOGFILE\n}\n\nwritelog \"Starting up\"\nwhile true ; do\n $COMMAND\n writelog \"Exited with status $?\"\n sleep 5 #Pause before restart (optional)\n writelog \"Auto restarting app\"\ndone<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nMake the .sh file executable and then run it. To forcibly exit use: CTRL+C<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Auto run the bash script as detailed above on this page<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you program is python that needs to run inside its virtual environment<\/h4>\n\n\n\n#Instead of this:\nCOMMAND=\"python .\/home\/myfolder\/my_application.py\"\n\n#Use this:\nCOMMAND=\"\/home\/myfolder\/venv\/bin\/python3 \/home\/myfolder\/venv\/app\/my_application.py\"<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nRun with a delay before launching program<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
To run with a delay before your app launches, instead of adding the path to your app, provide a path to a script we will create:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
@sh \/home\/pi\/myapp_start.sh<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nExit and save, then create the script file:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
sudo nano \/home\/pi\/myapp_start.sh<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nInsert the following into the file, setting the delay you want in seconds and the path to your app executable:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
#!\/usr\/bin\/sh\nsleep 4\n\/home\/pi\/projects\/myfolder\/myapp<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nExit and save, then finally make the script executable:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
sudo chmod +x \/home\/pi\/myapp_start.sh<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nThat’s it, reboot and your app should launch after the delay period<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Killing the application while running<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Plug in a USB keyboard if necessary and press ALT+F4<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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