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1. Shell Programming and Scripting
I am running a macro script from the command line. But the script doesn't wait until the task has finished.
firefox imacros://run/?m=macro_script.iim
firefox imacros://run/?m=macro_script2.iim
How do I get it to wait until the macro has been completed?
I am using imacros, a firefox... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: locoroco
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2. Homework & Coursework Questions
I need help program in C... :create a program that runs two processes linked oven (1 Reply)
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3. Shell Programming and Scripting
I'm working with some code in php that creates a process and I want the main program to wait till that process is done running then come back and join.
<code>
$pid = pcntl_fork();
if ($pid == -1){
die('could not fork');
}
else if ($pid){
pcntl_wait($status);
}
else{
echo... (1 Reply)
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4. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi all,
I am writing a C shell script that starts a program. The program forks of several child processes. Only when all child processes are done, I want to archive my log files. Below is what I have so far, but unfortunately it doesn't work.
MyProgram
if (-e processes.txt) then
rm... (2 Replies)
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5. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi frnds,
I want to know is there a way by which we can know that a C++ executable has finished its job in shell script.
My task is as follows:
1.Shell script calls a executable
2.Executable executes and performs its job of generating some reports.
Now i want my shell script to... (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: electroon
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6. Programming
How can we create a background process programmatically?
One way I know of is to fork() and exit from the parent process, leaving the child running. It will run as a background process.
I would like to know if there are any other ways.
In perticular how are daemon processes created? (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: ipzig
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7. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users
helo i make one process for com port . in that i create two thread one for reading data and another for writing data to com port.
now i want to write a script which create 30 processes for handling 30 com port.
is it good solution for handling 30 com port.
Thx & Regards,
Amit (2 Replies)
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8. Shell Programming and Scripting
So, the script I've been working on, since I was starting to learn Shell scripting is now complete.
This was coded in ksh, and I am very proud of it.
What this script does, is syncs up uid's across the network. So if you have 10 servers, with 10 usernames with different UID's - this will... (1 Reply)
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9. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Hi
I'm writing a script which will be run by cron every X minutes.
I don't want cron to run my script again if the previous one has not yet finished.
When the script first runs, I had the idea to store the Process ID in a file. When cron tries to run the script again, I would check the... (5 Replies)
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10. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users
Problem
I have an application which basically runs lots of UNIX programs remotely, using the Telnet protocol. For each program it remotely executes, it stores the process ID (PID) for that process.
At regular intervals, I would like my application to take the PID for every process still... (5 Replies)
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