Re: shell script for bash [timeboy@Calculusterix]

2001-09-06 Thread F Zimmermann
On Wed, 5 Sep 2001, Timeboy wrote: > > Hi! > > I like to write a litte shell script that first makes a connection to my ISP > and then runs fetchmail. This is no problem for me. But cause it takes some > seconds till the connection to ISP is done, the script needs to wait for 5 or > 10 seconds b

Re: shell script for bash [timeboy@Calculusterix]

2001-09-05 Thread Cliff Sarginson
On Wed, Sep 05, 2001 at 06:09:05PM +0200, Timeboy wrote: > > Hi! > > I like to write a litte shell script that first makes a connection to my ISP > and then runs fetchmail. This is no problem for me. But cause it takes some > seconds till the connection to ISP is done, the script needs to wait fo

Re: shell script for bash [timeboy@Calculusterix]

2001-09-05 Thread Jordi S. Bunster
> > Hi! > > I like to write a litte shell script that first makes a > connection to my ISP and then runs fetchmail. This is no > problem for me. But cause it takes some seconds till the > connection to ISP is done, the script needs to wait for 5 or > 10 seconds bevore it runs fetchmail. How can

Re: shell script for bash [timeboy@Calculusterix]

2001-09-05 Thread Stephen Rueger
On Wed, Sep 05, 2001 at 06:09:05PM +0200, Timeboy wrote: > I like to write a litte shell script that first makes a connection to my ISP > and then runs fetchmail. This is no problem for me. But cause it takes some > seconds till the connection to ISP is done, the script needs to wait for 5 or > 10

Re: shell script for bash [timeboy@Calculusterix]

2001-09-05 Thread ktb
On Wed, Sep 05, 2001 at 06:09:05PM +0200, Timeboy wrote: > > Hi! > > I like to write a litte shell script that first makes a connection to my ISP > and then runs fetchmail. This is no problem for me. But cause it takes some > seconds till the connection to ISP is done, the script needs to wait fo

Re: shell script for bash [timeboy@Calculusterix]

2001-09-05 Thread dman
On Wed, Sep 05, 2001 at 06:09:05PM +0200, Timeboy wrote: | | Hi! | | I like to write a litte shell script that first makes a connection to my ISP | and then runs fetchmail. This is no problem for me. But cause it takes some | seconds till the connection to ISP is done, the script needs to wait fo

Re: shell script for bash [timeboy@Calculusterix]

2001-09-05 Thread John Patton
You might try something like this: ( sleep 15 ; exec fetchmail ) & On Wed, Sep 05, 2001 at 06:09:05PM +0200, Timeboy wrote: > > Hi! > > I like to write a litte shell script that first makes a connection to my ISP > and then runs fetchmail. This is no problem for me. But cause it takes some