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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting Execute a C program from Shell Post 302482425 by Scott on Tuesday 21st of December 2010 12:37:36 PM
Old 12-21-2010
Code:
./program &      # run program in the background
wait             # wait for it to finish
PID=$!           # get it's process ID (if you have a use for it once the program has finished!)

Or if you only want to sleep for 120 seconds:
Code:
Code:
./program &      # run program in the background
sleep 120        # wait for 120 seconds
PID=$!           # get it's process ID

 

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uuxqt(1)						      General Commands Manual							  uuxqt(1)

NAME
uuxqt - Executes remote command requests SYNOPSIS
uuxqt [-ssystem] [-xdebug_level] The uuxqt program executes specified commands on designated remote systems. OPTIONS
Specifies the name of the remote system. Use this option only when starting uuxqt manually. The remote system name is supplied internally when uuxqt is started automatically. Displays debugging information on the screen of the local system; debug_level is a single digit between 0 and 9. The higher the number specified, the more detailed the debugging information displayed. DESCRIPTION
When uux is entered by a user, the program creates the necessary C.* (Command), D.* (Data), and X.* (Execute) files and places them in the spooling directory on the designated remote system. The uux command then calls the uucico daemon which in turn, tries to contact the designated system to deliver the files. When the files are transferred, uuxqt executes the commands on the designated system. The uuxqt program searches the spool directories on the designated system for the X.* (Execute) files whose names indicate that they were sent from another system. The command checks each X.* file for the following: All of the required D.* (Data) files must be available and accessible. File commands must be permitted for the requesting system. The uuxqt program can be executed manually by a user with superuser privileges. This daemon is executed automatically by the uudemon.hour shell script, which is started periodically by cron. FILES
Lock file which prevents multiple use of device Limits number of remote command executions Access permission codes SEE ALSO
Commands: uucico(8), uucp(1), uustat(1), uux(1) uuxqt(1)
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