Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Yes, but competent OSs have batch queues for running such jobs. Why > Unix has never had such a capability is beyond my understanding.
man batch: at, batch, atq, atrm - queue, examine or delete jobs for later execution. > (NO!! cron is *not* an adequate substitute for batch queues!) cron's for regularly repeated jobs. batch and at are for sequential job scheduling. I was running simulations with them in OSF/1 batch queues in the early '90s. -- Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced. (*) http://www.spots.ab.ca/~keeling Linux Counter #80292 - - http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1855.html Please, don't Cc: me. Spammers! http://www.spots.ab.ca/~keeling/emails.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
