yonchu / run-script

Run the specified script preventing running of duplicate the scripts.

run-script

The run-script run the specified script and it uses file locking on the specified script to attempt to eliminate multiple running on the same machine.

Usage

run-script <start|stop|status> <script> [arguments]

For exameple, when you run sample-script:

$ cp run-script/run-script <sample-script directory>
$ cd <sample-script directory>
$ ./run-script start sample-script [arguments]

or

$ cd <sample-script directory>
$ /path/to/run-script/run-script start ./sample-script [arguments]

or

$ /path/to/run-script/run-script start <sample-script directory>/sample-script [arguments]

About lock file and pid file

Create lock file (like sample-script.lock) and pid file (like sample-script.pid) on the directory where run-script is by default. But if you change these directory, run as follows:

$ LOCK_DIR=/var/lock PID_DIR=/var/run ./run-script <start|stop|status> <script> [arguments]

Cron

Sample:

$ crontab -l
SHELL=/bin/bash
PATH=/usr/local/bin:/bin:/usr/bin

*  00  *  *  * cd /path/to/<sample-script directory> && ./run-script/run-script start ./sample-script 2>&1 | logger -t sample-script -p local0.info