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Old 04-18-2008, 08:30 AM
Frank Slootweg
 
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Default Re: how to start script in 30 seconds

mmccaws2 <mmccaws@comcast.net> wrote:
> On Apr 17, 12:37 pm, Michael Tosch
> <eed...@NO.eed.SPAM.ericsson.PLS.se> wrote:
> > mmccaws2 wrote:
> > > I guess my users are impatient. I'm trying to use a script that uses
> > > the 'at' command to start scripts. I use
> > > at now + 1 minutes
> > > ./startscripts
> > > ctrld

> >
> > > now but when I replace 1 minutes with 0.5 minutes or 30 seconds I get
> > > a bad date specification.

> >
> > > What the alternative?

> >
> > > Mike

> >
> > sleep 30 && ./startscripts &
> >
> > --
> > Michael Tosch @ hp : com

>
> Oh but I won't be able to log off.


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