Someone called Gerard J. Keating said on Mon, May 22, 2000 at 01:03:39PM +0100:
>> Other than writing one myself, is there a command i can use in a script,
> to pause executation for a minute.
>> what i am trying to do is...
>> usernetctl ppp1 up
>> # command to wait 'till the connection is made
>> ftp -n < blah
>> usernetctl ppp1 down
>Does usernetctl fork into the background straightaway? If not, you could go
usernetctl ppp1 up && ftp -n < blah ; usernetctl ppp1 down
- DoC
Maintained by the ILUG website team. The aim of Linux.ie is to
support and help commercial and private users of Linux in Ireland. You can
display ILUG news in your own webpages, read backend
information to find out how. Networking services kindly provided by HEAnet, server kindly donated by
Dell. Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds,
used with permission. No penguins were harmed in the production or maintenance
of this highly praised website. Looking for the
Indian Linux Users' Group? Try here. If you've read all this and aren't a lawyer: you should be!
