Question

When I execute another script from my main script like so:

#!/bin/bash
if cond1; then
    stuff
    sleep 10
    ./script1.sh &
elif cond2; then
    more stuff
    ./script2.sh &
else
    echo "foo"
fi 
stuff 
echo "Hello World" 

script1.sh & script2.sh do no seem to exit until I close the main script even though I have issued the exit command inside the script1 & script2. Am I missing something? Any input would be greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

The example should work just fine. I suspect there is something wrong with script1.sh or script2.sh. Or could it be that you are misinterpreting the shell’s notification of finished jobs?