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I start a bash script (synchronously from java as glassfish user) which triggers another bash script:

Script 1 executed from java:

#!/bin/bash

#Start script2 as myUser on myUser desktop
echo myPassword | su -c "export DISPLAY=:0.0;xhost +localhost;script2.sh;" myUser &
echo "After subscript"
#---------------
#... other tasks
#---------------
echo "Before exit"
exit 0

Script 2 executed from script 1

#!/bin/bash

# Start java app with date added by awk at the beginning of every line
java -cp .:./lib/* com.mypackage.MyClass 2>&1 | awk '{print strftime("%D %T",systime())" "$0 }' >> logFile.log &

# Start java app without date added by awk on logs
#java -cp .:./lib/* com.mypackage.MyClass 2>&1 >> logFile.log &

My problem is that the script 1 never exits unless I kill the java process started in the script 2. This problem DOES NOT occurs if I remove the awk part in the script 2 (if I use the commented java command line).

I'm running : - GNU bash, version 4.2.53(1)-release (x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu) on Centos 6.4 - java 1.6.45 X86_64 and Glassfish 3.1.2.2

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try removing the background operator & from end of awk command –  gwillie Aug 6 at 8:02
    
Ok, so I tried with this command: java -cp .:./lib/* com.mypackage.MyClass 2>&1 | awk '{print strftime("%D %T",systime())" "$0 }' >> logFile.log but it still hangs. –  Qumo Aug 6 at 8:55
    
@Qumo Does this code: var="$(java -cp .:./lib/* com.mypackage.MyClass 2>&1)" for script 2 exit? –  BinaryZebra Aug 6 at 14:59
    
@Qumo Ok, lets clear the java part. Making this the only executable (not commented) line in script2: var="$(java -version)" makes it exit? –  BinaryZebra Aug 6 at 18:52
    
@BinaryZebra var="$(java -version)" makes it exit. But I thinks it is not representative because my java program never exists. –  Qumo Aug 7 at 6:25

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Finally I found the solution.

As far as I've understood it was the way to put in background both processes in my script 2. It looks that the & apply only to awk (that would explain why it works without the awk part).

With braces I can put in background both parts (java and awk):

Script 2 executed from script 1:

#!/bin/bash

# Start java app with date added by awk at the beginning of every line
{ java -cp .:./lib/* com.mypackage.MyClass 2>&1 | awk '{print strftime("%D %T",systime())" "$0 }'; } &>> logFile.log &

Thanks everyone!

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