From: Martin DeMello <martindemello@...>
Date: 2009-12-15T08:27:31+09:00
Subject: Re: [OT] bash "wait for previous to finish" option?

On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 4:27 AM, Roger Pack <rogerpack2005@gmail.com> wrote:
> Anybody know if something like this exists.
>
> two terminals open
>
> 1) hack hack hack [start long running process]
> 2) hack hack [type in the name of a command which should be run
> immediately after long running process in terminal one finishes--and
> somehow it will start immediately afterward].

wait <pid> should do it.

you can also go back to terminal 1, hit ^Z, then run fg && command

martin