# $Id: README,v 1.4 2007/09/22 02:23:19 ksb Exp $

When you want to process tasks with a screen you don't want to
block on the long running parts, you want to do the startup for
a bunch, then wait for the pause or action to start another.

This is no problem with "sapply" (screen apply) which sits on
top of xapply and drives screen windows to run the tasks.

Start a screen (fresh, in case something goes wrong).  In the
first screen cast a spell like
	sapply -P2 vi  /etc/motd /etc/passwd /etc/services /etc/group

you should get two new screens, one with a vi of /etc/motd, the other
on /etc/passwd.

If you quit either one you get an editor on /etc/services in that
screen.  When you exit all the vi's the sapply exits, ready to pick
up another task to distribute to your screen.

This makes my life a lot better.  Use "-s" to squelch the status noise.
Don't play with the code until you know how bad it can go wrong.  There
will be another version that is (slightly) more clear an stable when
I release the new xclate (with the -IED options).

--
ksb, Sep 2007