2009/5/31 Wojciech Puchar <woj...@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl>: > >> How do I wait for a specific process to die? I want to do something like: >> >> waitpid 1234&&(echo "done!" | Mail -s "PROC DONE" >> kelly.terry.jo...@gmail.com) > > if i understand you correctly: > > your_program parameters & > bg_process_number=$! > > ...something else... > > wait $bg_process_number > echo "done!" > >
Er, yeah, actually a much better idea than mine. Ignore my previous suggestion :) Chris -- A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in a mailing list? _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
