I posted this in the github issues and don't mean to double post, but if "...statement...&" is intended only to work for simple commands, e.g.
sleep 10s&; sleep 3s&; sleep 6s& (silly example, I know!) then I can close the ticket as this may not be a bug by design. What I found was, for functions, e.g. function q; echo $argv; sleep 10s; echo $argv; end and execute q 1 &; q 2 &; q 3 & the output is 1 1 2 2 3 3 Job 3, “q 3 &” has ended Job 2, “q 2 &” has ended Job 1, “q 1 &” has ended with the observed performance (delay) indicating that each successive "q" command is not executed until the previous command is completed. I use in POSIX sh "(sleep [some delay] && [command...]) &" quite commonly in startup scripts e.g. for window manager autostart scripts to allow for the initialization requirements of certain apps and windows. If there is a correct "fish" way of spawning background function processes, my second question is: is there a way to spawn a block of commands in background similar to POSIX "(command1 && command2 && command3...) &". I tried "begin; ...statements...; end &" but fish does not like that either (not surprisingly given the above!) Thanks! Steven ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Fish-users mailing list Fish-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fish-users
