How to run xclock automatically when I log in?

[yzpdsg]

Hi,everyone!

It's a problem that the time display of fedora is too small for me.So that I'd like to try xclock.However,I don't know how to run this program automatically as soon as I log in to my system.I got stucked

I've tried to modify the .bashrc file in my home directory.

# .bashrc

# Source global definitions
if [ -f /etc/bashrc ]; then
. /etc/bashrc
fi

# User specific aliases and functions
result=`ps -ef|awk '{print $8}'|grep xclock` #check whether the xclock is running,I want only one xclock one time:-)
if [ "$result" = "xclock" ];then
: #I don't know whether it is right to write ':' here.Actually,the system stuck after I input my name and password.

else
xclock
fi

[stevea]

Run the command
gnome-session-properties
and add the command.

You can get the control window from System->Preferences->Personal->Sessions

The the full command ...
/usr/bin/xclock

[ozjd]

You may be able to change the display of the standard clock but to start any app when you log in use sessions in Gnome. Can't tell exactly how as I don't have Gnome. If you use any other desktop they have a similaiar options, eg. Settings - Autostart in KDE.

Edit. Too slow got beaten again.

[sidebrnz]

That won't work for a number of reasons. First, ~/.bashrc isn't used when you log in unless you're running in a terminal or console. Second, even if it did, everything would hang until you managed to exit xclock. What you'd want is this:

xclock &

to put it in the background. The right way to do is is (I'm assuming Gnome here and F 10; things are a tad different in F 11.) is to click on System->Preferences->Personal->Sessions and add it to your startup programs.

[Edit] We all posted together; the first part of my response is to the Original Poster.