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A background process is a computer process that runs "behind the scenes" (i.e. in the background) and without user intervention. Typical tasks for these processes include logging, system monitoring, scheduling, and user notification.

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How to set timeout on a dot-net process

I have a web page that is supposed to start a long-running process. By long-running here I mean it might take an hour or so. I don't want the web page to sit there for an hour, so I create a Process object, start it up with no wait, and then return…
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Can I write to a file in background?

During the execution of my script I need to write a big file to disk to store partial calculations. This file is quite big and it is not needed for the rest of the script. At the moment I need to wait for the writing to finish before I can continue…
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Equivalant in Swift performSelectorOnMainThread waitUntilDone

I wanted to translate this in swift : dispatch_async(kBgQueue, ^{ NSData* data = [NSData dataWithContentsOfURL: googleRequestURL]; [self performSelectorOnMainThread:@selector(fetchedData:) withObject:data waitUntilDone:YES]; …
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iOS - trying to get app running in background indefinitely

I'm trying to get an app running indefinitely.. I'm developing an internal app, so apple approval doesnt matter. I've tried a few different things, including simulating a voip app using this…
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Dynamically loading new jobs in a SidekiqStatus container to monitor completion

I built a small web crawler implemented in two Sidekiq workers: Crawler and Parsing. The Crawler worker will seek for links while Parsing worker will read the page body. I want to trigger an alert when the crawling/parsing of all pages is complete.…
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bash: hit return once, run 2 commands in the background

Rather than this: $ command1 & $ command2 & $ … Is there a way to do the equivalent in bash, but on a single line of input?
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iOS setting app badge value

It is clear how to set the badge number: [[UIApplication sharedApplication].applicationIconBadgeNumber = whatever The problem is when to increment it properly. I want it to equal the number of UILocalNotifications that have fired since the app went…
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Reading Data From a BackGround Task (Windows Phone)

I need to know how I should represent accelerometer data retrieved by a background task in the UI. Is data binding an option? Can I do it the same way that I would with the code-behind pages of the UI? Can I access a variable from the background…
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how to kill a single background process in bash

I want to kill a single background process in bash $SCRIPT_DIR/utils/monitor.sh -f $root/save & $SCRIPT_DIR/utils/run.sh -f $save $SCRIPT_DIR/utils/Monkey.sh -f $save I want to kill monitor.sh after finishing Monkey.sh. I tried using pid but its…
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logging a telnet session as a background process

I want to achieve the following: We have a telecommunications system which protocols all incoming and outgoing calls and makes the data acessible live via telnet. What I want to do is to run a background script on a Debian VM that is permanently…
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Is uploading allowed in background fetch (PerformFetch)

I'm using C# (Xamarin) on iOS, but I suspect this question applies to those programming in Objective C as well. iOS 7 introduces the background "fetch" functionality which lets the app download data while it is in the background. All of the docs…
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Schedule task every 2 minutes in jailbroken iOS app

I am not one to support jailbreaking but I've exhausted all other options in the regular SDK. Is there a way to schedule a function to run every 2 minutes even while the app is in the background and the phone's screen is off? It would also need to…
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Controlling current AVQueuePlayer item in background

I'm working on a walking tour that uses iBeacons and geofences. I'm trying to allow my users to plug in their headphones, close the app and get audio updates as they walk around. I have the basics of this down and can trigger audio when the app is…
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Why is AVQueuePlayer able to initiate audio stream from url in background while AVPlayer cannot?

I've been testing background audio on ios triggered by location updates (iBeacons). I noticed that if I want to initiate an audio stream when my app is backgrounded it only works if I am using and instance of AVQueuePlayer. If the file is local I…
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Tailing multiple files in the background with bash

I've never written anything this intense in bash. Basically, I want to run a limited number of data import scripts in parallel. To do so, I need to know when one has terminated in order to start the next. However, I'm not sure how to do this in…
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