>-----Original Message-----
>From: JoeHill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
>Sent: Monday, 31 January 2005 10:47 AM
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: Re: [newbie] Isn't ~/.bash_profile sourced only at login ?


>Change the script so that it is only run if fetchmail is *not* already
running.

>Here's the one I use:

>ps ax > ~/tmp/bashterm
>grep fetchmail ~/tmp/bashterm > /dev/null
>if [ $? -ne 0 ] ; then
>fetchmail
>fi


I'm not sure if I'm hijacking this thread, but, for my interest, could
someone who does know explain what this script does/how it works?

(It's the stuff in the [*] that isn't obvious to me...)

Thanks,

Hugh





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