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Re: Back ground execution pauses



On Mon, 11 Aug 2003 20:34:37 -0400
Dan Jones <ddjones@riddlemaster.org> wrote:

> What causes some scripts (such as the POPFile Beysean filter written
> in Perl) to require an ENTER keypress when run in the background?
> 
> In other words, running
> 
> ./script.pl &
> 
> the program executes but the command prompt does not reappear until
> you press the ENTER key.

The prompt is there. Try typing 'ls' and pressing enter.
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