Thanks very much, works great :) Tim
> -----Message d'origine----- > De : John T. Williams [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Envoyé : lundi 28 juillet 2003 15:14 > À : [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Kernel. Org > Objet : Re: Is a process running ? > > > 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
