On Wed, 5 Sep 2001, Sheldon Hearn wrote:
> nx=`ps -auxwww|grep -c 'exim -q'`
>
> if test $nx -lt 190 ; then
> for i in `jot 10`; do
> ( /usr/local/sbin/exim -q & )
> sleep 30
> done
> fi
that's a lot less effective than endre's version (as xargs is a bit
more intelligent than a simple for loop).
i'd add that one to the FAQ as well.
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