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Asked: 2026-05-26T08:24:08+00:00

I am looking for a mechanism to sync between scripts (bash or perl or

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I am looking for a mechanism to sync between scripts (bash or perl or Python) My requirement is as follows

Scripts a, b and c will start (not necessarily at the same time). Once a, b, or c hits a certain point in the script, it should stop for other scripts to hit the same point. For the sake of discussion lets call these as syncpoints. Once the syncpoint is hit, by all scripts, all scripts can proceed to next syncpoint or end of script

Here is an example

Script a

task1
task2
task3
syncpoint 1
task4
task5
syncpoint 2

Script 2

task1
syncpoint 1
task2
task3
task4
syncpoint 2
task5
syncpoint 3
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  1. Editorial Team

    This isn’t simple. But the good news is that it’s very well understood.

    Start here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Job_scheduler

    Then read this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_job_scheduler_software

    You probably want something like http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_Linux_Utility_for_Resource_Management

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