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1. Shell Programming and Scripting
HI i would like to know how i can simulate a shell scripts for my requirement.
example
Server name child Process id Parent Process id
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Server name child Process id Parent Process id
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2. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi all,
I am starting mgen5 for sometime depends on input from a file, in a child process. now I want to make parent to wait in this child process till mgen5 finishes, or timeout happens.
could anyone please tell me how to make parent to wait in child process in shell script?
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3. Emergency UNIX and Linux Support
Hello, everyone.
Here's a program:
pid_t pid = fork();
if (0 == pid) // child process
{
execvp ...;
}
I send a signal (such as SIGINT) to the parent process, the child process receive the signal as well as the parent process.
However I don't want to child process to receive the... (7 Replies)
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4. Programming
Hi, i want that the parent process start before the child, this code doesn't work,
if the child start before the parent it wait for signal, then the father send the signal SIGALRM and the child catch it and call printf;
else the father call printf and send the signal to the child that call its... (1 Reply)
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5. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Hi,
I have a script that calls other scripts/commands which may or may not spawn other process.
From my understanding, when I do a ps -ef, the highest numbered process ID is supposed to be the parent ID of all the other related child processes, is this correct?
In most or all... (3 Replies)
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6. Programming
Hi guys, I'm having some problem here, I'm studying pipes, and i want to create a shell in C and at this point a don't want to use semaphores, instead I want to use tricks. Straight to the doubt: I've a parent and a child process, and both of them has some code to execute, and the child process... (5 Replies)
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7. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hey all, I need to launch a script from within 2 other scripts that can run independently of the two parent scripts... Im having a hard time doing this, if anyone knows how please let me know.
More detail.
ScriptA (bash), ScriptB (ksh), ScriptC (bash)
ScriptA, launches ScriptB
ScirptB,... (7 Replies)
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8. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Hi All,
I facing a problem in handling signals between parent process communication. I am trying to send a signal(SIGINT) from child to parent. I am using kill function to do so and I am trying to read the signal using sigaction(). But the program is ending abruptly and I am not able to figure out... (4 Replies)
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9. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi All,
I have two ksh script. 1st script calls the 2nd script and the second script calls an 'C' program.
I want 1st script to wait until the 'C' program completes.
I cant able to get the process id for the 'C' program (child process) to make the 1st script to wait for the second... (7 Replies)
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10. Programming
Hi everybody,
I'm trying to understand how a parent and child processes interact.
This function( below) basically measures the fork time from the perspective of the parent only.
what i would like to know is how to measure the time from the perspective of parent and child (ie: inserting... (0 Replies)
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