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# 1  
Old 06-22-2007
while loop and delay

Dear all,

if we want to run a command every 5 mins to check if the process is working fine or not...

like in c, we can use a simple while loop with a delay for 5 mins...

how can we accomplish this is solaris 8/9

thanks

br/asad
# 2  
Old 06-22-2007
Use the sleep command:

Code:
sleep 300

Regards
# 3  
Old 06-22-2007
You can do something like that :
Code:
while :
   command
   sleep 300
done

or
Code:
yes 'command; sleep 500' | /usr/bin/sh

# 4  
Old 06-22-2007
basically i wanna do this : but it isnt working

while (1)
{
command;
sleep 100;
}
# 5  
Old 06-22-2007
Quote:
Originally Posted by asadlone
basically i wanna do this : but it isnt working

while (1)
{
command;
sleep 100;
}
This is not a script shell syntax.

Try
Code:
while /usr/bin/true
do
   command
   sleep 100
done

or
Code:
while :
do
   command
   sleep 100
done

# 6  
Old 06-22-2007
thanks its worked!!! SmilieSmilie
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