From: joe@actionline.com > From the command line, I can type: mplayer samplevideo.wmv > and that opens a terminal window and starts mplayer, > but how can I do that without having the terminal window also open > so that only the target video opens? mplayer is the command-line video player. gmplayer is the GUI video player. So try gmplayer instead. Or use xine, whichever. -- Matt G / Dances With Crows The Crow202 Blog: http://crow202.org/wordpress/ There is no Darkness in Eternity/But only Light too dim for us to see --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss