david@utzoo.UUCP (David Trueman) (06/22/84)
The "nohup" command (used to run a command in the background and get your
prompt back right away) has been changed. It now enforces the previously
voluntary restriction of running one such command at a time.
Now, you can safely run a second command some time after the first; if the
first has not finished, "nohup" will complain and refuse to run the second.
The correct method for running a command in the background remains:
% nohup ms -p lpr file1 file2 &
where "nohup" and "&" are obligatory and the "ms -p lpr file1 file2" could
be any normal command.
The ampersand (&) must NEVER be used without "nohup".
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David Trueman @ U of Toronto Zoology
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