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From: Jonathon Doran <doranj@Colorado.EDU>
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Subject: Re: monitor process
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> I have process that dies after 4 hours or more.
> Is it possible to monitor it and make it starts again
> in auto-mode without typing it at the prompt?

Yes, wrap it in a shell script:

#!/bin/sh
while true
do
	myprocess
done


Jon Doran


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