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Subject: Re: jobs control in a /bin/sh script
To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de>
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From: Nikos Vassiliadis <nvass@gmx.com>
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On 07/10/16 18:52, Polytropon wrote:
> JOBS=`jobs -p`

Thank you, that would do what I want. It's rather strange that
the other construct doesn't work. But this workaround would do:)

Thanks,
Nikos