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

shell script for bash [timeboy@Calculusterix]

2001-09-05 Thread Timeboy
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 i do this waitin