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Ensure that we don't skip any commands, in case the total is not divi…
slycordinator Nov 12, 2025
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added back ending newline
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Refactor parallel-bash script for clarity and structure
slycordinator Nov 13, 2025
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Revert "Refactor parallel-bash script for clarity and structure"
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parallel-bash.bash: Move process exec to function
slycordinator Nov 13, 2025
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20 changes: 14 additions & 6 deletions parallel-bash.bash
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Expand Up @@ -60,6 +60,15 @@ _setup_arguments::parallel-bash() {
_process_arguments::parallel-bash() {
declare job=0 cmds=""

# function for running stored processes
# runs tasks from cmds variable and resets cmds plus job count to default
_execute::_run_processes::parallel-bash() {
job=0
# all hail the eval lord
eval "${cmds}" &
cmds=""
}

# a wrapper function
# takes 1 argument
_execute::_process_arguments::parallel-bash() {
Expand All @@ -69,12 +78,7 @@ _process_arguments::parallel-bash() {
# `;` is added to last to prevent stopping the execution because of a failed process
export "cmds+=${1:-:} ; "
# when job == no_of_jobs_final, then reset it and then again start appending from job 1
[[ ${job} -eq "${NO_OF_JOBS}" ]] && {
job=0
# all hail the eval lord
eval "${cmds}" &
cmds=""
}
[[ ${job} -eq "${NO_OF_JOBS}" ]] && _execute::_run_processes::parallel-bash
}

# iterate over both input arrays
Expand All @@ -93,6 +97,10 @@ _process_arguments::parallel-bash() {
;;
esac

# when total commands is not divisible by $NO_OF_JOBS
# some remain unprocessed in the end
[ -n "${cmds}" ] && _execute::_run_processes::parallel-bash

# this is probably pointless as the processes might be already completed before even reaching this point
# todo: fix this
declare status
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