Something like this would do it ------------------- pythstart.sh ---------------------- #!/bin/bash
ps -A | grep -e "[ /]python2.1\>" 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null if[ $? != 0]; then python2.1 fi -----------------end pythstart.sh----------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Fletcher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED] Kernel. Org" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 2:20 AM Subject: Is a process running ? > > Hi all, > > i would like to write a simple shell script that checks for the existence of a certain programme, in this case python2.1. if the > programme is active, do nothing, if not, start it. > > i did think of doing a ps -A |grep python2.1, but then i have no idea how to intergrate that in the shell script. > > any ideas would be very welcome > > Thanks & HAND > Tim > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in > the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs