Re: [SLUG] Shell script calling shell script

From: Vijay V. Swami (vswami@cise.ufl.edu)
Date: Fri Nov 19 2004 - 11:30:25 EST


> This is exactly what I needed to know. As long as the called script returns
> control to the calling script as soon as it is done, things are VERY GOOD.
> Thanks Eban.

Only time it wouldn't is if you exec*(3) the new script from the
caller. In that case the entire image of the caller gets replaced
with the callee.

example:

# ls

versus

# exec ls

man 3 exec for more details.

/vijay

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