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Old 03-30-2013
Run commands in a script in different shells
Hi to all,

i have the following problem...
i want to run three commands in a script in different shells... the first command is running always and is needed for the second on to run properly... example
Code:
# Procedure 1
xterm -e exec1 arg1 arg2 
# Procedure 2
xterm -e exec2 arg1 arg2
# Procedure 3
xterm -e exec3 arg1 arg2

Procedure 1 is still running while Procedure 2 must start!!!!

Thanks in advance
P.
Last edited by paladinaeon; 04-01-2013 at 05:12 AM..
# 2  
Old 03-30-2013
If you want a command to run in the background, put an & after it.
# 3  
Old 03-31-2013
Thanks for the reply but that will not work since command 1 occupies the terminal by sending messages... It can't go to background
# 4  
Old 03-31-2013
and that sounds nonsense because xterm creates an own independent terminal.
# 5  
Old 03-31-2013
What is the nonsense? Command 1 prints messages to the terminal... And it occupies it. Adding & does not solve the problem!
Last edited by paladinaeon; 03-31-2013 at 08:31 PM..
# 6  
Old 03-31-2013
There is some serious confusion going on here. Try to work it out politely. Or I'm closing the thread.

Do you think it is possible to have multiple terminals running concurrently? If you did not then why would you have asked your question?
# 7  
Old 04-01-2013
Hi to all,

i found a solution to my problem! I directed the text that is printed to screen by the first executable to a textfile and used the &.

Thanks
P.

PS
Maybe i was not clear enough in my question!
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