On 04/15/2012 01:52 PM, Amadeus W.M. wrote: > The real code is like this: > > #!/bin/bash > > for url in $(cat myURLs) > do > curl -s $url & > done > > > > I pipe the combined curl outputs to a program that parses the html and > keeps track of something (I do pipe afterall). I could do that serially > (without &), but parallel is better. I'm only spewing out some 20 network > requests simultaneously and so far no warnings from verizon. I'm guessing > if I do 1000, say, I might set off some alarms. But that's another > problem. I don't know what tracking your other program is doing...but couldn't you simply do.... curl -s $url | program & -- Never be afraid to laugh at yourself, after all, you could be missing out on the joke of the century. -- Dame Edna Everage -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org