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From: jarausch@igpm.rwth-aachen.de
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Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 10:12:30 +0100
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Subject: Inter-Shell communication ?
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Hi,

is there an elegant technique for one zshell waiting
for a different zshell (i.e. running in a different xterm)
to complete?
(better than e.g. periodically checking for a file that
the second zshell touches at completion)

Thanks for your hint,

Helmut Jarausch

Lehrstuhl fuer Numerische Mathematik
Institute of Technology, RWTH Aachen
D 52056 Aachen, Germany