Re: I need to run and release a program in the background

[ToddAndMargo via perl6-users]

On 2020-11-14 13:14, ToddAndMargo via perl6-users wrote:
On 2020-11-14 12:23, ToddAndMargo via perl6-users wrote:
Hi All,
How do I use qqx or other to run and release a
program in the background, like bash's "&"?

Many thanks,
-T


The guys on hte chat line figured it out for me:

$ p6 'my $pA = Proc::Async.new( "/usr/bin/leafpad" ); my $promise = 
$pA.start;'


My keeper on the subject:


How to run and release a file:

Note: this command runs OUTSIDE the shell.  There are no
      environmental variables to be found such as $HOME

      the parpameters are in quotes, including the name of
      the program to run, just like `run`


$ p6 'my $pA = Proc::Async.new( "/usr/bin/leafpad" ); my $promise = 
$pA.start; await $promise;'
$ p6 'my $pA = Proc::Async.new( "/usr/bin/leafpad" ); $pA.start;'
$ p6 'my $pA = Proc::Async.new( "/usr/bin/leafpad", 
"/home/linuxutil/XferParts.pl6.tmp" ); $pA.start;'


To get this to run with the shell, call "bash -c"
my $pA = Proc::Async.new( "bash", "-c", "/usr/bin/leafpad 
/home/linuxutil/XferParts.pl6.tmp" );  $pA.start;