> > > jobs -p %x > > > Does the %NUMBER bit work the same in scripts? > > Yes, if you enable job control (aka monitor mode).
Ah, thanks for that - pretty well hidden in the docs though. One would have to know what it's called. > I'm > not sure it's a good idea to use job control in scripts, but it can be > done. It seems to be linked tightly with the terminal the script was started from. If the shell running the script creates its own pseudy tty, it should work. A reasonably good test would be to see if it works when run from cron. > > How do I get the exit code of those processes? > > In bash, use the PIPESTATUS array once the pipeline exits. Goodiegoodiegoodiegood, thanks for that. Reading the bash manual N times obviously isn't good enough to pick up all the content ;)) Now I guess we want a PIPEPID... Volker -- Volker Kuhlmann is possibly list0570 with the domain in header http://volker.dnsalias.net/ Please do not CC list postings to me.
