execute two commands in parallel bash script

Question

i have some code like this:

#!bin/bash
Xephyr :2 -fullscreen
DISPLAY=:2 startplasma-x11

but Xephyr wont stop until you end it with ctrl+c is there anyway to execute Xephyr :2 -fullscreen and then, after a one second delay, run DISPLAY=:2 startplasma-x11 while Xephyr :2 -fullscreen is still running???

thanks, this worked very well and is a great solution – Bytefarmer Jun 17 '22 at 17:35 — Bytefarmer, Jun 17 '22 at 17:35

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 17 '22 at 17:46

You can do it like this:

#!bin/bash
Xephyr :2 -fullscreen & disown
DISPLAY=:2 startplasma-x11

Mind that the & will echo a job number. If you want you can add a redirect to > /dev/null so it does not show.

The disown will keep the process running even after you exit the shell. Otherwise it will get killed.

execute two commands in parallel bash script

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