to make bash wait a certain amount of time... sleep(X) # X = number of seconds to "sleep" as for detecting an error.... scripts can return errors just like any program... I think maybe hmmm I forget exactly how...but I know its no differnt than a program -Steve
BRIAN SCHRAMM wrote: > I am trying to tell if a program is passing back an error in a Bash > script. I would like to branch on receipt of the error to a wait > statement that will give me about 20 seconds and then retry. > > My trouble is I cannot remember how to detect the error and how to > make the shell wait a definite amount of time. Can anyone help me? > > Thanks > > Brian Schramm > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- -=Signature has been removed because it made an unfair comparison between NT 4 and Linux =- replacement: (ok I admit...I am bored..its a slow day at work) [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$fortune -o Anything more than 3 shakes is for fun. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
