Re: Sequential background tasks
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T wrote:
> On Mon, 17 Jul 2006 09:58:33 -0700, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
>
[snip]
>> does this mean you need to start task-a, wait a little and then start task
>> b to run concurrently with task-a?
>
> Exactly.
>
> One example is my TK script. I guess I can use Mumia's done-file approach.
>
> The other is actually plain emacs. I started my 1st emacs session with
> -geometry parameter to position it at a exact location on my x-win, then
> the 2nd one is grouped to it by my fluxbox -- the nice feature of fluxbox
> that allows applications that you choose to share the very same place on X.
>
> It sound a bit confusion but the bottom line is, yes, I need to do exactly
> what you've described.
Then how about:
{task-a &} && sleep 5 && {task-b &}
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Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA USA
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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.
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