On Fri, 17 Jun 2011 08:09:24 -0430
Patrick O'Callaghan <pocallag...@gmail.com> wrote:

> > Ah, that, and ^Z to send the app in the background, or $bg/$fg +
> > PID. I have seen that, but I don't usually use the shell to launch
> > the applications. so, the '&' part is superfluous when I pass the
> > command in my bashrc file, I guess.
> 
> Careful. If the command doesn't terminate, the shell executing the
> bashrc will just keep waiting for it. Fortunately in this case the
> command does terminate after setting the keymap so no problem.

I should definitively re-read a beginner shell guide, when I have
time. Thanks for the warning Patrick.
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nomnex <nom...@gmail.com>
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