Date: Sat, 05 Apr 2003 07:19:23 -0500 From: Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com> To: sergey dyshel <sdieselil@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Is there a command for Unix which can detach process fromconsole and wait until its finish? Message-ID: <3E8EC9CB.30601@potentialtech.com> In-Reply-To: <20030405124415.30157.qmail@web41206.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20030405124415.30157.qmail@web41206.mail.yahoo.com>
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sergey dyshel wrote: > Hi > > I have one problem with '.xinitrc' file. I need to run > IceWM, detach it from console and wait until IceWM > exits. I know about 'detach' utility for Unix which > runs process, detaches it but doesn't wait. So when I > place "exec detach icewm" in the end of my '.xinitrc' > X server shuts down immediately after starting icewm > which isn't what I want. Is there a programm like > 'detach' which does't exit until detached process is finished? I can not conceive of what you are trying to accomplish, but ... Have you tried detaching the startx process instead of the icewm process? -- Bill Moran Potential Technologies http://www.potentialtech.com
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