I was rooting through my ~/BOINC directory a couple of day ago, when I noticed that the default 'run_client.sh'
script doesn't output any stdout or stderror files that I could find. Also, when run from the command line it doesn't return control to the terminal.

I decided this was the ideal oppertunity to test by bash scripting skills, which I soon discovered were non-existant :D

Anyway, I am running the latest Slackware-current, Kernel 2.4.31 BOINC 4.43 and Seti 4.02

Here is the script in question, I managed to get it to write stdout (and hopefully stderror) to file but it still won't return to the terminal. The solution is something blindingly obvious I'm sure :)


cd "/home/andrew/BOINC" && ./boinc >> /home/andrew/BOINC/output 2>> /home/andrew/BOINC/errors


It should be all one line.

So much for my 1337n355 ;D

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cd "/home/andrew/BOINC" && ./boinc >> /home/andrew/BOINC/output 2>> /home/andrew/BOINC/errors

To background any process in bash simply add '&' to the end of the command.

cd "/home/andrew/BOINC" && ./boinc >> /home/andrew/BOINC/output 2>> /home/andrew/BOINC/errors &

This will give you your terminal back.

This is what I use in run_client

cd /home/seti/boinc
./boinc -allow_remote_gui_rpc >/dev/null 2>>/home/seti/boinc/stderrdae.txt &
cd -

Three lines.


Good luck,

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David Stites
Pullman, WA USA

cd "/home/andrew/BOINC" && ./boinc >> /home/andrew/BOINC/output 2>> /home/andrew/BOINC/errors

To background any process in bash simply add '&' to the end of the command.

cd "/home/andrew/BOINC" && ./boinc >> /home/andrew/BOINC/output 2>> /home/andrew/BOINC/errors &

This will give you your terminal back.

This is what I use in run_client

cd /home/seti/boinc
./boinc -allow_remote_gui_rpc >/dev/null 2>>/home/seti/boinc/stderrdae.txt &
cd -

Three lines.


Good luck,

thanks a million - they should make your script the default :D

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