giq giq is the GNU interactive queue.
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giq is the GNU interactive queue. giq is the GNU interactive queue.giq (gick, or q-i-q) essentially manages a list of processes. You, the user, chooses a command to run on a file eg:echo %sor wget %swhere %s is replaced by the filename.Filenames are supplied either by dragging a file or URL onto giq, pasting from the selection buffer or generating a sequence.The commands are executed concurrently, n processes at a time.Here are some key features of "giq":· job generation · drag and drop · capture of output · trimming of finished jobsExamples of useBatch processingyou have 100 pictures to process. They are called pic00.tga - pic99.jpg. You have a dual processor box...its a mighty machine, but, well, not mighty enough to process 100 pictures at once.Set max processes to 2 or 4, say. Use the job generator to create the jobs: set lower = 0 set upper = 99 set the commandname to 'process %s' set the filename to 'picd.jpg' (note normal printf format) Batch downloadYou have a weenie net connection, but download every second file you see. Set max_downloads to 1 or 2. Drag files you want to download onto the applet, as you browse. check the download progress by clicking on the job. Add dnd to any commandline program set the commandname to your program name as above...set max processes as appropriate.

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