Mac OS X: growlnotify doesn't work when script is run from Quicksilver

Question

Say I run the following script that includes growlnotify.

#! /bin/bash

# do something ...

echo 'I want growlnotify to say this' | \
growlnotify -a '[Some Application]' 'Growl Headline'; \

exit;

If the script is run from Terminal or chmod +x'd and double-clicked, then growlnotify works. If it is run from Quicksilver instead, then the script works, but it doesn't say anything to Growl.

How can it be made to work?

Answer 1

I suspect growlnotify is not in the PATH when run from quicksilver.

In a Terminal, run which growlnotify. It will tell you where the executable is located. (For me, it returns "/usr/local/bin/growlnotify"). Then, use the full path in your script, and it will always work, regardless of what is in the PATH environment variable.

Answer 2

I've had to do the following to get reliable growl notifications

growlnotify -H localhost -m "message"