Re^2: system command not working after connection with cgi breaks

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Re^3: system command not working after connection with cgi breaks by psini (Deacon) on Jun 23, 2008 at 18:08 UTC
You make a `system` call to the `at` unix command (see man at). In our context, if you execute `at now <"your_command"` the at command returns immediately, so you can terminate your cgi script but the command "your_command" is executed in another process that is not a child of your process, but of cron deamon. Actually `at` schedules a single execution of your_command via crond. Careful with that hash Eugene.	[reply] [d/l] [select]

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Re^3: system command not working after connection with cgi breaks
by psini (Deacon) on Jun 23, 2008 at 18:08 UTC

You make a system call to the at unix command (see man at).

In our context, if you execute at now <"your_command" the at command returns immediately, so you can terminate your cgi script but the command "your_command" is executed in another process that is not a child of your process, but of cron deamon. Actually at schedules a single execution of your_command via crond.

Careful with that hash Eugene.

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