Defining background tasks in the triggers table
Helix Core Server can use the triggers table to define background tasks that can be run with the p4 bgtask -t bgtask-name command or as a task at start up.
Example background task definition in the triggers table:
log_checker bgtask unset "p4 -p popeye:18100 logstat -s"
The defined log_checker bgtask can be:
- invoked at the command-line by using p4 bgtask -t log_checker
or - configured as a task that runs at server startup with p4 configure set "startup.1=bgtask -t log_checker"
The -d option of p4 bgtask is not allowed when the background task is specified in a startup.N configurable.
The fields of a bgtask trigger definition:
| Field | Meaning |
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The name of the trigger, such as log_checker |
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bgtask |
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Use unset as the path value |
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The command or script the server runs in the background |
