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running command without losing prompt??
« on: November 22, 2002, 08:57:19 AM »
Is it possible to run a program from the shell without losing the prompt (like the linux  &)
For instance , when I run unarc the prompt's gone until unarc is closed.
Anyone????

Thanks in advance,
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Offline whabang

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Re: running command without losing prompt??
« Reply #1 on: November 22, 2002, 09:00:53 AM »
Yup! By using the RUN command.

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Re: running command without losing prompt??
« Reply #2 on: November 22, 2002, 09:08:12 AM »
Ahhh thanks mate, should have known.....
 

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Re: running command without losing prompt??
« Reply #3 on: November 22, 2002, 09:15:48 AM »
While browsing the site a found this:

Open letter form Jim Collas

any thoughts?? or is it old news?
 

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Re: running command without losing prompt??
« Reply #4 on: November 22, 2002, 09:19:14 AM »
Its old news. That vision of a future AmigaOS is loooooong dead. (its about 3 years old, nearly four...)
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