Bob Hilliard writes: > I am working on improving the startup file for a daemon that doesn't > handle its pid file properly and consistently. I am getting the pid by > piping the output of ps ax through grep and cut.
Why not use pidof ? > I am thinking of the case of machines that are up for long periods of > time, with many users. Are pids of processes that are nolonger running > eventually recycled? Yes. -- John Hasler [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Hasler) Dancing Horse Hill Elmwood, WI
