[GRASS-dev] why won't this execute in cmd.py?

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Martin,

Any idea why this won’t execute in cmd.py?

cmdlst = [‘d.mon’,‘start=%s’ % xmon, ‘&’] p = cmd.Command(cmdlst)
Michael

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Michael Barton wrote:

Any idea why this won't execute in cmd.py?

        cmdlst = ['d.mon','start=%s' % xmon, '&']
        p = cmd.Command(cmdlst)

Is the '&' supposed to be an argument? Shell syntax won't work if you
aren't using a shell.

If you want to run a command in the background, use Command(..., wait=False).

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