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author | brian <brian@FreeBSD.org> | 1997-08-18 20:15:10 +0000 |
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committer | brian <brian@FreeBSD.org> | 1997-08-18 20:15:10 +0000 |
commit | 0aabeac27664d50b8dfd12654c1b1eb7f65bdb29 (patch) | |
tree | dc18a51d61d6cea6e2441053ee7c98ae42bcc198 /usr.sbin/ppp/ppp.8 | |
parent | 63c7a9d9e03147630260a4e5eb238fc487329917 (diff) | |
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Introduce the "bg" command. It's pretty
much the same as "shell", but it's in the
background.
Diffstat (limited to 'usr.sbin/ppp/ppp.8')
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1 files changed, 25 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/usr.sbin/ppp/ppp.8 b/usr.sbin/ppp/ppp.8 index 0dccd7b..b9195d3 100644 --- a/usr.sbin/ppp/ppp.8 +++ b/usr.sbin/ppp/ppp.8 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $Id: ppp.8,v 1.48 1997/08/17 20:45:48 brian Exp $ +.\" $Id: ppp.8,v 1.49 1997/08/17 22:45:25 brian Exp $ .Dd 20 September 1995 .Os FreeBSD .Dt PPP 8 @@ -1434,6 +1434,19 @@ is the next hop gateway to get to the given .Dq dest machine/network. +.It [!]bg command +The given command is executed in the background. +Any of the pseudo arguments +.Dv HISADDR , +.Dv INTERFACE +and +.Dv MYADDR +will be replaced with the appropriate values. If you wish to pause +.Nm +while the command executes, use the +.Dv shell +command instead. + .It close Close the current connection (but don't quit). @@ -1727,19 +1740,22 @@ This command gives a summary of available set commands. .El .It shell|! [command] -Execute a shell according to the value of the -.Dv SHELL -environment variable. If +If .Dq command -is specified, it is executed without a parent shell. Note, it's possible -to use the +is not specified a shell is invoked according to the +.Dv SHELL +environment variable. Otherwise, the given command is executed. +Any of the pseudo arguments .Dv HISADDR , .Dv INTERFACE and .Dv MYADDR -symbols here. Also note that if you use the ! character, you must have -a space between it and -.Dq command . +will be replaced with the appropriate values. Use of the ! character +requires a following space as with any other commands. You should note +that this command is executed in the foreground - ppp will not continue +running until this process has exited. Use the +.Dv bg +command if you wish processing to happen in the background. .It show var This command allows the user to examine the following: |