Spiro Harvey: >> while ps -ef | grep $processname; do sleep 60; done && echo "done" | \ >> mail -s "subject" user >> But it might be tricky to identify the right process. > > grepping ps will invariably also return the grep line, so this will > hit a false positive. Better to use pgrep rather than ps & grep.
Theoretically, you are right. Practically:
$ ps -ef | grep awesome
jrschulz 4051 3866 0 19:47 ? 00:00:28 awesome
To be on the safe side, one can alter the search pattern like this:
$ ps -ef | grep [a]wesome
jrschulz 4051 3866 0 19:47 ? 00:00:29 awesome
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