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diff --git a/parallel.docbook b/parallel.docbook index fccdfd8..9d5714c 100644 --- a/parallel.docbook +++ b/parallel.docbook @@ -93,12 +93,15 @@ Written by Joey Hess <para> <cmdsynopsis> - <command>parallel ufraw -o processed -- *.NEF</command> + <command>parallel sh -c "echo hi; sleep 2; echo bye" -- 1 2 3</command> </cmdsynopsis> </para> - <para>This runs one ufraw process per available CPU, until - all of the NEF files have been processed. + <para>This runs three subshells that each print a message, delay, + and print another message. If yours system has multiple + CPUs, parallel will run some of the jobs in parallel, + which should be clear from the order the messages are + output. </para> <para> |