RE: Is a process running ?

2003-07-28 Thread Tim Fletcher
mething 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-

Is a process running ?

2003-07-28 Thread Tim Fletcher
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

Can't boot :(

2003-07-24 Thread Tim Fletcher
Hi, i have just installed a new Debian GNU/Linux distrib on my i386 PC. i had to move the machine by car to it's new location, and when i plugged it in, all i got at boot time was LI and it just hangs there! the machine worked fine before i moved it. i was very carefull with the box as it was be

RE: CD formats

2003-07-24 Thread Tim Fletcher
hi, i'm realy no expert on this subject, but one of my freinds how was living at my place for 6 months had a mac with OSX. it didn't cause any problems to have long file names. i burnt the CDs on Win2k and used them on his mac. having sayed that, i've never burnt them on a linux box. --Tim >

ls --color=auto ?

2002-06-26 Thread Tim Fletcher
hi all, sorry, real newbie alert ;) on a version of mandrake i had installed, when i typed ls, the colors appered. i now use Cygwin on a windows machine, but my question is : do i have to place a shortcut in a file somewhere saying ls = ls --color=auto Thanks for your time tim - To unsubscribe