Re: [CentOS] Shell Script Help
Matt wrote: I have a script file in my cron.hourly that contains a good number of scripts I must call. #!/bin/sh sleep 15 perl /scripts/create_graph.pl sleep 15 perl /scripts/create_graph_out.pl many more lines. etc. Is there a way I can sleep random length to time before executing each but background each one so master script returns promptly. Something like. sleep 15 perl /scripts/create_graph.pl should return promptly, another reply addresses the random part. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Shell Script Help
On Fri, Sep 6, 2013 at 8:44 AM, Nicolas Thierry-Mieg nicolas.thierry-m...@imag.fr wrote: Matt wrote: I have a script file in my cron.hourly that contains a good number of scripts I must call. #!/bin/sh sleep 15 perl /scripts/create_graph.pl sleep 15 perl /scripts/create_graph_out.pl many more lines. etc. Is there a way I can sleep random length to time before executing each but background each one so master script returns promptly. Something like. sleep 15 perl /scripts/create_graph.pl should return promptly, another reply addresses the random part. sleep $(($RANDOM%300)) ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Shell Script Help
On Thu, Sep 05, 2013 at 10:24:55AM -0500, Matt wrote: I have a script file in my cron.hourly that contains a good number of scripts I must call. #!/bin/sh sleep 15 perl /scripts/create_graph.pl sleep 15 perl /scripts/create_graph_out.pl many more lines. etc. Don't background them individually; background the whole lot #!/bin/sh ( perl /scripts/create_graph.pl perl /scripts/create_graph_out.pl etc ) Now they will run one after another and you don't need to sleep between them. -- rgds Stephen ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Shell Script Help
LIMIT=10 # Or whatever sleep `expr $RANDOM % $LIMIT + 1` -Original Message- From: centos-boun...@centos.org [mailto:centos-boun...@centos.org] On Behalf Of Matt Sent: 05 September 2013 16:25 To: CentOS mailing list Subject: [CentOS] Shell Script Help I have a script file in my cron.hourly that contains a good number of scripts I must call. #!/bin/sh sleep 15 perl /scripts/create_graph.pl sleep 15 perl /scripts/create_graph_out.pl many more lines. etc. Is there a way I can sleep random length to time before executing each but background each one so master script returns promptly. Something like. sleep (random 1 - 300 seconds, perl /scripts/create_graph_out.pl) ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos __ This email has been scanned by the Symantec Email Security.cloud service. For more information please visit http://www.symanteccloud.com __ - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.3392 / Virus Database: 3211/6618 - Release Date: 08/28/13 Internal Virus Database is out of date. __ This email has been scanned by the Symantec Email Security.cloud service. For more information please visit http://www.symanteccloud.com __ ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Shell Script Help
On 09/05/2013 11:24 AM, Matt wrote: I have a script file in my cron.hourly that contains a good number of scripts I must call. #!/bin/sh sleep 15 perl /scripts/create_graph.pl sleep 15 perl /scripts/create_graph_out.pl many more lines. etc. Is there a way I can sleep random length to time before executing each but background each one so master script returns promptly. Something like. sleep (random 1 - 300 seconds, perl /scripts/create_graph_out.pl) ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos If you are trying to avoid running all these perl scripts concurrently set up the perl scripts to accept an argument, then pass each one a time delay when you call them. PerlScript-1 20 PerlScript-2 40 ... PerlScript-n n*20 The calling script will return almost immediately but the perl scripts will delay any action for the specified time. That way the time delay is fully adjustable from zero to forever. -- _ °v° /(_)\ ^ ^ Mark LaPierre Registered Linux user No #267004 https://linuxcounter.net/ ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
