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List:       gentoo-user
Subject:    [gentoo-user] Re: [konsole] How to run a command, then leave the shell open?
From:       Nikos Chantziaras <realnc () arcor ! de>
Date:       2012-02-22 3:26:05
Message-ID: ji1n8f$eeq$1 () dough ! gmane ! org
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On 22/02/12 05:08, Hilco Wijbenga wrote:
> On 21 February 2012 18:36, Felix Kuperjans<felix@desaster-games.com>  wrote:
>> Hi Hilco,
>>
>> answers and suggestions inline.
>>
>> Am 22.02.2012 03:03, schrieb Hilco Wijbenga:
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> Every morning I start konsole, type "emerge --sync", and then go do
>>> other stuff. Some time later I look at the output and usually run
>>> "emerge ... world". I would like to automate that a bit more.
>> Just a suggestion: Do you know the porticron script? Combined with a
>> proper setup of ssmtp, it will sync you portage tree daily (in the
>> background) and send you an email with all updates, and important
>> security notes.
>
> Thanks, no I did not know about this script.
>
> I checked it out but I prefer to kick the sync off myself (syncing
> really slows down the computer).

It doesn't have to.  You can put these in your make.conf:

PORTAGE_NICENESS=19
PORTAGE_IONICE_COMMAND="sh -c \"schedtool -B \${PID}; ionice -c 3 -p 
\${PID}\""

Syncing and emerging should be transparent now.  You won't even know 
it's happening :-)


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