https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/launching-multiple-processes/m-p/3568646#M227813 If I have an 'if' statement in a script, how do I get it to launch all the procedures that it would cause to spawn at the same time instead of waiting for one to complete before going to the next one. Wed, 22 Jun 2005 10:45:28 GMT Angela Swyers_1 2005-06-22T10:45:28Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/launching-multiple-processes/m-p/3568646#M227813 If I have an 'if' statement in a script, how do I get it to launch all the procedures that it would cause to spawn at the same time instead of waiting for one to complete before going to the next one. Wed, 22 Jun 2005 10:45:28 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/launching-multiple-processes/m-p/3568646#M227813 Angela Swyers_1 2005-06-22T10:45:28Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/launching-multiple-processes/m-p/3568647#M227814 if [ some condition ]<BR /> then<BR /> proc1 &amp;<BR /> PROC1_PID=${!}<BR /> proc2 &amp;<BR /> PROC2_PID=${!}<BR /> proc3 &amp;<BR /> PROC3_PID=${!}<BR /> fi<BR />wait # this will wait until all background tasks are completed<BR />wait<BR /># or you could<BR />wait ${PROC2_PID} # parent is suspened until proc2 terminates Wed, 22 Jun 2005 10:52:02 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/launching-multiple-processes/m-p/3568647#M227814 A. Clay Stephenson 2005-06-22T10:52:02Z