bash: start multiple chained commands in background

Question

I\'m trying to run some commands in paralel, in background, using bash. Here\'s what I\'m trying to do:

forloop {
  //this part is actually written in perl
          


        

Answer 1

Run the command by using an at job:

# date
# jue sep 13 12:43:21 CEST 2012
# at 12:45
warning: commands will be executed using /bin/sh
at> command1
at> command2
at> ...
at> CTRL-d
at> 
job 20 at Thu Sep 13 12:45:00 2012

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