#!/bin/bash #launch job in parralel MAX_JOBS=$(( $(nproc) -4 )) # Maximum parallel jobs SEMAPHORE="job_semaphore" # Create a named pipe (FIFO) for job control mkfifo $SEMAPHORE exec 3<> $SEMAPHORE rm $SEMAPHORE # Pre-fill the semaphore with tokens equal to MAX_JOBS for ((i=0; i<MAX_JOBS; i++)); do echo "" >&3 done for section in {0..20}; do read -u 3 # Wait for an available slot { root -l -q "./ToffHighRes.C($section,0.0)" echo "" >&3 # Release the slot } & done wait exec 3>&- #close semaphore wait root -l -q "./MergeToff.C()"