Re: [SLE] How to spawn another shell script in separate process

From: Carl William Spitzer IV (cwsiv_at_juno.com)
Date: 10/19/03

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Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2003 21:49:25 PDT

    Does bash allow for functions?
    CWSIV

    On Fri, 17 Oct 2003 12:26:26 -0700 Kastus <NOSPAM@tprfct.net> writes:

    >Parent process DOES exit. Please try yourself the following example:
    >
    >a.sh:
    >--------------------------------
    >#!/bin/bash
    >date
    >echo in a.sh before calling b.sh
    >echo a.sh runs as PID $$
    >./b.sh &
    >date
    >echo b.sh started in background
    >-------------------------------
    >
    >b.sh:
    >------------------------------
    >#!/bin/bash
    >echo running sleep...
    >sleep 20
    >echo back from sleep
    >-----------------------------
    >
    >kastus@kastus:~> ./a.sh
    >Fri Oct 17 12:21:48 PDT 2003
    >in a.sh before calling b.sh
    >a.sh runs as PID 6732
    >Fri Oct 17 12:21:48 PDT 2003
    >b.sh started in background
    >kastus@kastus:~> running sleep...
    >
    >kastus@kastus:~> ps x |grep 6732
     

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