Re: How to make a thread to wait till a command on shell get completed.

If you run a command (shell or otherwise) using system, the program will block until system returns.

If the program calling system is a single threaded program, that single thread will block.

If the program is a multi-threaded program, whichever thread calls system will block.

Now what is your problem?

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Re^2: How to make a thread to wait till a command on shell get completed. by techman2006 (Beadle) on Dec 02, 2013 at 07:44 UTC
Basically I am using back tick operator due to which multiple instance of gzip get triggered as the thread is not waiting for the shell to return. So how I can achieve blocking of thread in case of back tick.	[reply]
Re^3: How to make a thread to wait till a command on shell get completed. by choroba (Cardinal) on Dec 02, 2013 at 08:02 UTC
Back ticks also wait for the command to finish. Do you use `&`? Show some code! لսႽ† ᥲᥒ⚪⟊Ⴙᘓᖇ Ꮅᘓᖇ⎱ Ⴙᥲ𝇋ƙᘓᖇ	[reply] [d/l]
Re^3: How to make a thread to wait till a command on shell get completed. by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Dec 02, 2013 at 08:38 UTC
Basically I am using back tick operator due to which multiple instance of gzip get triggered as the thread is not waiting for the shell to return. Backticks also block. (Unless you are deliberately backgrounding the command, in which case, don't do that!) Post your failing code and you'll get help. With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday' Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.	[reply]
Re^3: How to make a thread to wait till a command on shell get completed. by dasgar (Priest) on Dec 02, 2013 at 08:03 UTC
Can you share example code that recreates the issue that you're seeing? Also, do you have a need for using back ticks? In the mean time, without seeing your code, I can think of two suggestions. First, use the system command instead of backticks like BrowserUk suggested. Second, try using modules like Archive::Tar to extract your tar files instead of using backticks.	[reply]


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