-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 T wrote: > hi > > I find that in many cases I need my background tasks to be executed in > sequence. Ie, I need background task-b to start right after background > task-a has properly started. > > So far I haven't found a good way to do it. I used > > task-a & sleep 2; task-b & > > but that 'sleep 2' has changed to 'sleep 5' and still sometimes task-b > starts before task-a. I can raise the wait time, but it means that task-b > would normally start too late... > > Any good way?
"background" and "in sequence" are a bit (no, a *lot*) contradictory. What you probably want is a *sequence* and put *it* in the background. This, maybe: (task-a && sleep 2 && task-b) & - -- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson LA USA Is "common sense" really valid? For example, it is "common sense" to white-power racists that whites are superior to blacks, and that those with brown skins are mud people. However, that "common sense" is obviously wrong. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFEuxvTS9HxQb37XmcRAuouAKC28B8VoDipdIcwgUUUrMG2tP/xTwCgpqmy tzgAdPtvNUVzmGKVWIdt6FU= =Fhof -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
