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#!/bin/sh
# Run process in background
# Immune from logoffs -- output to file log

#If you want colors
export TERM=xterm-256color
RED=$(tput setaf 1)
GREEN=$(tput setaf 2)
YELLOW=$(tput setaf 3)
BLUE=$(tput setaf 4)
PINK=$(tput setaf 5)
BLACK=$(tput init)
NC=$(tput sgr0)
INFC="${YELLOW}"
#Remove previous log if there is one
(test -f "$*.log") && rm "$*.log"

(
    if [ "$USER" = "ranza" ]; then
        echo "Custom LD_LIBRARY_PATH"
        export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/home/ranza/gsl/lib
        LC_ALL=C
    fi
    echo "${PINK}Date:${GREEN} $(date)"
    echo "${PINK}Command:${GREEN} $*${NC}"
    nice nohup "$@"
    echo "${PINK}Completed: ${GREEN}$(date)${NC}"
    echo
) >>${LOGFILE:=$*.log} 2>&1 &

#Show the lines of the log after 1s to see how it is working
slper=1
sleep $slper
echo "${INFC}----------------------- \"${GREEN}$*.log${INFC}\" file after ${slper}s -----------------------"
cat "$*.log"
echo "${INFC}----------------------- \"${GREEN}$*.log${INFC}\" file END -----------------------"
echo