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I've written two small scripts to change my monitor configurations. When I run these scripts from the terminal they work perfectly, however I don't seem to be able to get them to work with keybinds.

I'm using Ctrl+Shift+F11 and Ctrl+Shift+F12 for my binds, and if I set one of these for example to run "gnome-terminal" it works as expected.

However, when I try and run one of my scripts, nothing happens.

My script is located in "~/.dotfiles/local/scripts/outputDVI0-1.sh" and this is the exact command I've placed in the command section of the key binding.

Is there something I'm missing here?

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Try using /home/YOUR_USERNAME/.dotfiles/... instead. of the ~/.dotfiles/... – Wilf Jan 2 '14 at 18:55
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You should place the following command for your custom shortcut:

$HOME/.dotfiles/local/scripts/outputDVI0-1.sh

See the next answer to understand why:

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It seems $HOME doesn't work either from the key binding, however if I use /home/USERNAME/.dotfiles/.... it does work – Kingamajick Jan 2 '14 at 20:29
    
@Kingamajick $HOME should work; for me it does... – Radu Rădeanu Jan 2 '14 at 20:43

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