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- From: clemon@lemsys.UUCP (Craig Lemon VE3XCL)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
- Subject: Re: SKsh 2.1 (problems with "&")
- Message-ID: <wE+cs*+20@lemsys.UUCP>
- Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 10:32:00 EST
- References: <alfredo.042p@ajahnv.lonestar.org> <1992Dec28.235752.28944@nntpd.lkg.dec.com>
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- In article <alfredo.0437@ajahnv.lonestar.org>, Alfredo Jahn V writes:
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- > In article <1992Dec28.235752.28944@nntpd.lkg.dec.com> bath@hunnas (David Bath) writes:
- > >alfredo@ajahnv.lonestar.org (Alfredo Jahn V) writes:
- > >: Has anyone had problem with the "&" (background process)? I just installed
- > >: it (I also just installed OS 2.1, incase that makes any difference...).
- > >
- > >What kind of problems? It seems to work OK for me, although I'm still
- > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- > It doesn't create a background process! If I type "sleep 10 &" it waits
- > 10 seconds until my prompt comes back. I spoke to a friend who is running
- > 2.04 and it doesn't work for him either...
-
- Have you installed the JB system? I seem to recall (off of the top
- of my head) that for &, ps etc... you require JB to be running. JB also
- doesn't run well with the Janus software. There is a little readme about
- that as well if it concerns you.
-
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