Cmd Linker 0.9.7

It allows keeping those programs linked under a simple GUI, supporting operations like resetting the working programs, stopping all at once, etc.

CmdLinker is mainly useful to programmers and users who must spawn a set of non interactive command-line programs in order to achieve some predefined functionality.

For example, I use a proxy server, where I must setup two open virtual networks, and run a set of delegate scripts that allow me to forward network connections between the two virtual networks. Without CmdLinker, such setup requires opening 4 command line windows, where I execute the scripts that start the open virtual network conenctions, plus the scripts to run the delegate scripts that perform the network forwarding. Then , my desktop becomes cluttered with 4 windows or icons that are logically associated together!

CmdLinker allows me to keep those linked commands under one only window. It does not only improves my desktop, it improves my interaction with those programs, as I can stop all of them at once, or just restart them if needed.

What can you do with CmdLinker? Mainly, just run sets of command line programs under a common, umbrella graphical interface:

* Execute any command line program, that should not require any interaction.
* Close/Terminate/Restart any running program.
* Group programs: each group is shown on a separate CmdLinker window.
* Typical GUI controls: apply specific background/foreground colors and fonts.
* Good GUI interaction, using popup menus / menus when required.
* Run specific CmdLinker scripts, detailed below.

CmdLinker supports basic scripts to drive its operations; that is, it is possible to provide CmdLinker with a text script that instructs it to perform a set of basic operations:

* Setup default colors and font.
* Create a new console.
* Apply specific colors and font to each console.
* Execute a command line application.

The program should be easily used through the intuitive graphical interface. It must be specifically noted that, to mofify the font size and colors used by the program on each tab, it is needed to use the Options. Display menu element. Changing the font size on the main window only modifies the font size of the tab console being displayed.

Under options, it is possible to specify whether to save the options or not. When saved, the options are kept among multiple program executions, including some default values, like last command executed, etc. In this case, a file with name cmdlinker.conf is stored in the home user directory.