Running two commands at the same time in bash script

[uros-likar]

Hi,

For my work I need to create ssh tunnels to remote server and sometimes sync some files using lsyncd.

I created a bash script with three options.
1 => create ssh tunnel
2 => start lsyncd
3 => create ssh tunnel and start lsyncd

Option 1 and 2 are working fine but option 3 it doesn't because second command run after I close the first one. How I can run both at the same time? Probably each command should run in separate konsole window? If yes, how I do that? .... if no, what are other options?

Thanx

[Holger_Gehrke]

You need to end the command to create a tunnel with a '&'. This tells the shell to run the command in the background and not wait for it to finish. See the section 'Lists' in the bash manual page.

Holger

[uros-likar]

ah, so simple it works, thanx

[HermanAB]

There is also more complex job control possible with the batch command, which has subcommands like bg, fg, jobs, kill etc.