Re: Determine if x is running

[John Reynolds <jreyn us ibm com>]

Karl Pearson wrote on 02/12/2009 12:01:04
PM:

> 
> On Thu, February 12, 2009 11:17 am, Rick Stevens wrote:
> > Karl Pearson wrote:
> >> On Wed, February 11, 2009 10:44 am, Rick Stevens wrote:
> >>> Karl Pearson wrote:
> >>>> On Tue, February 10, 2009 11:30 am, Rick Stevens
wrote:
> >>>>> Karl Pearson wrote:
> >>>>>> On Mon, February 9, 2009 3:25 pm, Ray Van
Dolson wrote:
> >> <<< Stuff deleted >>>
> >>>>>> I suspect I've confused more than helped,
but ask away and someone
> >>>>>> smarter than me will respond.
> >>>>> The shell snippet I provided
> >>>> HA! I knew you thought you were smarter than me!
I knew you were
> >>>> too,
> >>>> by
> >>>> the way... :)
> >>> Not really, just been doing this stuff for over 30 years.
> >>> SOMETHING'S
> >>> gotta rub off!
> >>
> >> I'm really hoping it will begin to rub off on me... I've
been doing
> >> this, though not as intensely as you, for about 23 years.
> >
> > It helps if you're abrasive and "prickly", like me.
 You find you also
> > have to remove lots of lint and other things that stick to you.
:-)
> 
> I'll have to remember that. Hedgehog is better than porcupine then,
huh?
> Thinking about likening IT folks to different animals, why is it that
> one that comes to mind is 'skunk'?
> 
We're the ones constantly being badgered.

John R