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how to track background function

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Name: gounix
Date: July 20, 2007 at 05:40:17 Pacific
Subject: how to track background function
OS: SunOS
CPU/Ram: X
Model/Manufacturer: X

Comment:

i have ,say 10 functions , which i run in background by "&"
But "jobs" command doesn't show me its status. "ps" shows commands runnning under it.
Is there any other way so that I can wait for completion of last functions which has ran in backgrond before my code move further
Thanks

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Response Number 1

Name: fpmurphy
Date: July 22, 2007 at 17:18:25 Pacific
Subject: how to track background function

Reply: (edit)

If job control is fully enabled or implemented in your shell, you can use the wait command. See job control in your shell's manpage for more information.

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Response Number 2

Name: gounix
Date: July 23, 2007 at 00:54:38 Pacific
Subject: how to track background function

Reply: (edit)

Thanks fpmurphy.
But how to see PID (which will be input to wait command) of function which I have ran in background?

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Response Number 3

Name: fpmurphy
Date: July 29, 2007 at 17:35:39 Pacific
Subject: how to track background function

Reply: (edit)

Use the pgrep utility is available on your system. Otherwise roll your own using ps and grep.

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