I'm trying to launch a terminal application from the Fluxbox Menu file, as follow, but without any luck: urxvt -fn "xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:pixelsize=15" -bg black -fg green -e "tail -20 ~/notes/leftoff.txt; $SHELL" Any help would be appreciated! TIA ... -- Duke ** Bottom-posting, text-only is the netiquette way! **