> bash$ xplaycd & ; xmixer & > bash: syntax error near unexpected token `;'
Indeed, sh(1) will breaks in svr4, but not in bsdi. Did not spend the time to track down the verisions thought. In debian, bash(1) version 1.14.7-2, this problem is easily solved, do: $ xplaycd & xmixer & Do not know about trap differences. Ioannis Tambouras [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP 768/429EE365, West Palm Beach, Florida On Sat, 18 Jan 1997, Richard G. Roberto wrote: > Are there any bash gurus out there? I have a couple of Q's. > > I have some scripts that run fine under bourne-shell on solaris, > but break under bash on debian. The signal trapping doesn't seem > to work. Nor does executing multiple commands on a single line > separated by ";" characters. Even on the command line: > > bash$ xplaycd & ; xmixer & > bash: syntax error near unexpected token `;' > > Any help would be appreciated. > > Thanks > > Richard G. Roberto > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 011-81-3-3437-7967 - Tokyo, Japan -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]