You can check if it's still running with 'jobs' and then 'fg' to bring the process to the foreground. Now you can stop it like you want.
> -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > Sent: Tue, 07 Apr 2009 08:03:49 -0400 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [on-asterisk] A question for the bash shell gurus > > I ran the following command for a few days, just to get a feel for > latency and jitter and such > > ping [ip address] >> /var/log/pings_to_remote & > > The challenge I have is that I want to end the process in such a way > that I get the summary report you would normally get when you ctrl-d the > ping command. > > If I just 'kill -9' the process (which is the only way I know to > terminate a process), it doesn't finish the ping command gracefully, and > so the captured file doesn't have the summary report in it. > > Any tips would be most appreciated. > > Regards, > > Jim > > -- > Jim Van Meggelen > [email protected] > http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/2177 > > "A child is the ultimate startup, and I have three. > This makes me rich." > Guy Kawasaki > -- > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] ____________________________________________________________ FREE ONLINE PHOTOSHARING - Share your photos online with your friends and family! Visit http://www.inbox.com/photosharing to find out more! --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
