Respawning Processes

[znx]

He's a quick tip to force a process to always keep respawning. Basically if the process dies, another will start in its place.

 

Save this as, respawn.sh:

Code:

#!/bin/sh
while [ 1 ]; do
   /bin/ls -l /home/znx
done

 

Now execute it like this:

Code:

$ ./respawn.sh

 

Now the screen will fill with lots and lots of ls information. Ctrl+C will kill it for you. This is an example of a neverending loop. Now where would you want this? Well the reason that I'm writing this is that I recently helped Blue|Moon setup this to ensure that a Counter Strike Source server would keep running:

Code:

#!/bin/sh
while [ 1 ]; do
   cd /path/to/install
   ./srcds_run -game cstrike ..... the rest of your options ......
done

 

Started with:

Code:

$ cd /path/to/install
$ screen -m -d -S sourceserver ./respawn.sh

 

Now when the server quits or is killed, another takes its place, saving you the user from having to login remotely and start it all the time :)

[bluemoon]

This script works a treat, theres nothing like this available. znx has spent hours with me tonight creating this and sorting out my system. Great guy, if everyone followed his views in the world :)It would be a hell of a better place

 

Thanks again

[xDamox]

This script works a treat, theres nothing like this available. znx has spent hours with me tonight creating this and sorting out my system. Great guy, if everyone followed his views in the world :)It would be a hell of a better place 

Thanks again

 

hehe yea znx is a cool person always willing to help out :)he knows his stuff too.