From: ts <decoux@...>
Date: 2003-02-19T00:56:55+09:00
Subject: Re: I need to check if a process is running

>>>>> "g" == gp  <gp@NOSPAM.le.isac.cnr.it> writes:

g> Is there any other method for this?
g> Is there any possibility to check this directly with ruby?

 Well, you can try to send the signal 0, ruby will raise the errors
 Errno::ESRCH  (process don't exist), Errno::EPERM (you don't have
 permission) otherwise the process is present


Guy Decoux