[Remind-Fans] RUN bash file hangs remind

[David F. Skoll]

On Fri, 25 Feb 2011 11:33:38 -0700
Dave Parker <cedardocster at gmail.com> wrote:

> If I have this in my remind file:

> REM Mon Wed Fri RUN "/home/david/morning work prompt.sh"
> rem fri msg this is friday

> the "this is friday" reminder won't pop up until the "morning work
> prompt.sh" script has fully completed.

Well, yes... what were you expecting?  If you don't want that, put an
& at the end of the command:

REM Mon Wed Fri RUN "/home/david/morning work prompt.sh" &

(filenames with spaces in them on a UNIX system.... eeewww....)

Regards,

David.