Hello world,
I've got a shell script that in essence does this: FOREVER: pre-process stuff mainapp post-process stuff If the mainapp returns too soon, the assumption must be that there is a configuration problem of some sort. Under those conditions, I don't want to immediately jump to the pre-process stuff and start the mainapp again. Instead, I want to sleep for an arbitrary time between attempts (giving an operator some leeway to fix the configuration before trying again). If mainapp runs long enough, then it should just post-, pre- mainapp again immediately. What's a good sh algorithm for the above? (assume < 10 seconds indicates error condition and a 50 second sleep between iterations when necessary, and I don't need a 'five attempts then sleep' thing). Also, assume I've simplified for the home audience. The sh script is lots more involved then the example above implies. rip _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
