On Sun, 31 Dec 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >./bin/wireclient localhost $1 \
> >./milan_configs/star.conf &
> >sleep 1
> ># save pid of star
> >ps -eo pid,args | grep star.conf | awk '{print $1}' > star.pid
> >sleep 4
>
> You don't have to grep the output of ps, sh substitutes the pid
> of the last async job for "$!".
>
that's great! i knew there had to be a simpler way of getting the pid.
thanks.
.d
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