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- RunBack: Run a program in the background.
- *** Now searches your command search path. ***
- A revision of Daniel Barrett's version of
- Rob Peck's "RunBack" program. (Got That ?)
-
- Author: Tim Maffett
- Molecular Design Ltd.
- 2132 Farallon Dr.
- San Leandro, CA 94577
-
-
- Note: All previous versions of RunBack have been placed in the
- Public Domain. So is all the code I've added.
-
- See README.barrett and README.peck for info on
- previous versions.
-
-
- INTRODUCTION
- ------------
- This version of RunBack has been changed to use the NULL: device
- supplied in this ZOO file. (NULL: device by Gunnar Nordmark). This
- is a "real" device, so it solve problems with previous versions of RunBack
- which used the Nil: "fake" device which caused Crashes....
-
- NOTE: Gunnar's NULL: device is supplied in this archive. (in the
- null directory if you used zoo x// RUNBACK4.ZOO to unzoo)
-
- See the "null.doc" file and Matt Dillon's "amigaline-d1" article for
- more info.
-
- 1) The "null-handler" handler needs to be placed in you l: directory
- and the MountList suplied in nul.zoo must be appended to Your MountList.
- (SEE "null.doc: for details).
- 2) RunBack will take care of mounting Null: for you, so there is no
- need for you to explicitly "mount null:" before using RunBack.
- 3) RunBack still contains Daniel Barrett's modifications so your
- command search path will be searched; ie. you do not have to supply full
- path names to the command you want to RunBack.
-
-
- SO WHAT ?
- ---------
- Commands which would previously cause RunBack (RunBack3) to
- guru should now work (if the guru was cause by the program trying to
- communicate with the Nil: "fake" device). Using Gunnar's NULL: device,
- a true "bit bucket", provides more functionality.
-
-
- See README.barrett and README.peck for more info on RunBack and it's history.
- Note change all references to "Nil:" to "Null:"
-
- See null.doc for more info on NULL:
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-