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1. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi All,
Suppose I have a script and inside it I want/need to put it into background. I need the script to not react to SIGHUP signals.
I tried:
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echo "" > test_disown
mypid=$$
echo "PID=$mypid"
(
kill -SIGSTOP $mypid
jobs > myjobs
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2. AIX
Hi this may be a easy question to answer but thanks in advance.
So I was able to download the VIOS media from IBM and currently I am burning it to a cd/dvd right now.
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3. Linux
Hi All,
i am trying to put ls -lRt command to run in the background but it fails.
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4. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi All,
i'm a newbie here, i'm just wondering in how do i run my script in background then echo it if it's done.
Please advise,
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5. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi, guys:
I am working on my own shell using c. When I put a process into the background, how can I put it back to the foreground using tcsetpgrp?
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6. SCO
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7. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
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8. Shell Programming and Scripting
Gents,
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9. Shell Programming and Scripting
i am trying to find a way to put an interactive script in the background after taking input from the user
a few test lines i was trying:
date
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10. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Hi,
How do I store following command output:
export RESULT=`date` &
It works when I do :
export RESULT=`date`
But what I need is when command put it background, I also need that output going to RESULT variable.
Is there any way ?
Thanks
Sanjay (1 Reply)
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