On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 08:40:36PM +0000, Pedro Insua wrote: > Sorry.. I forgot 'sleep' > > > ,---- > | while true; do > | > | IDP=$(pidof your_process) > | > | if (( $? == 1 )) ; then > | echo "End your_process with pid:$IDP" | mail -s "subject text" user > | fi > | > | sleep 1 > | > | done > `----
Use 'ps fax | less' to check for the right PID (if there's a loop there you may be getting the wrong ID) Now use: #!/bin/sh ID=that_id while ps $ID >/dev/null 2>&1; do sleep 60; done echo '' | mail -s 'process done' y...@localhost -- Tzafrir Cohen | tzaf...@jabber.org | VIM is http://tzafrir.org.il | | a Mutt's tzaf...@cohens.org.il | | best ICQ# 16849754 | | friend -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
