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Re: how can I start a shell process and return immediately?

by 7stud -- :: Rate this Message:

r8test.rb
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sleep(4)
puts "Data from subprocess: 10 20 30"

main_program.rb
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puts "main program"
sleep(1)

pipe = IO.popen("ruby r8test.rb", "w+")

puts "main program executing while subprocess is sleeping"
Process.wait

pipe.close_write
puts pipe.gets

pipe.close_read
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