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- From: koren@fc.hp.com (Steve Koren)
- Subject: Re: SKsh 2.1 (problems with "&")
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- Message-ID: <C08rD6.2C6@fc.hp.com>
- Date: Sat, 2 Jan 1993 19:27:06 GMT
- References: <alfredo.0437@ajahnv.lonestar.org>
- Organization: Hewlett-Packard Fort Collins Site
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- > 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...
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- You have to set the "r" option before it will work. Try:
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- options +r
-
- - steve
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