Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT sources DOT redhat DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT sources DOT redhat DOT com Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2000 15:18:44 -0500 Message-Id: <200011222018.PAA32341@envy.delorie.com> X-Authentication-Warning: envy.delorie.com: dj set sender to dj AT envy DOT delorie DOT com using -f From: DJ Delorie To: lhall AT rfk DOT com CC: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com In-reply-to: <4.3.1.2.20001122150913.020f6e18@pop.ma.ultranet.com> (lhall AT rfk DOT com) Subject: Re: newbie: Out of order execution in script References: <4 DOT 3 DOT 1 DOT 2 DOT 20001122150913 DOT 020f6e18 AT pop DOT ma DOT ultranet DOT com> > I guess I'm confused as to why one should expect things exec'd to run in > a certain sequence. Isn't that the point of execing? If you're going to You're thinking of fork() (or perhaps spawn()). What exec() does is replace the current process with a new one, which obviously must be done in the right sequence ;) -- Want to unsubscribe from this list? Send a message to cygwin-unsubscribe AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com