Capistrano run problem

I am trying to use run to reload a small program in after_deploy, it
goes something like this:

    run <<-CMD
            if [[ -f #{shared_path}/pids/program.pid ]]; then
                    pid=$(cat #{shared_path}/pids/program.pid)
                    if [[ $pid ]]; then
                            kill -9 $pid
                    fi
            fi
            cd #{release_path}/vendor/cli && ./program.rb"
    CMD

When I run cap deploy it sends something like:

  • executing “if [[ -f /home/yyy.com/shared/pids/dprogram.pid ]]; then
    \n\t\t\tpid=$(cat /home/yyy.com/shared/pids/program.pid)\n\t\t\tif
    [[ $pid ]]; then\n\t\t\t\tkill -9 $pid\n\t\t\tfi\n\t\tfi\n\t cd /
    home/yyy.com/releases/20070323023501/vendor/cli && ./program.rb”

Which returns something like:
** [out :: www.yyy.com] bash: -c: line 3: syntax error near
unexpected token then' ** [out :: www.yyy.com] bash: -c: line 3:
kill -9 $pid'
command finished

Those commands work if not passed via capistrano. Any ideas on how to
fix this?

  • Radu

On Mar 22, 2007, at 10:49 PM, Radu S. wrote:

            cd #{release_path}/vendor/cli && ./program.rb"

** [out :: www.yyy.com] bash: -c: line 3: syntax error near
unexpected token then' ** [out :: www.yyy.com] bash: -c: line 3:
kill -9 $pid'
command finished

Those commands work if not passed via capistrano. Any ideas on how to
fix this?

  • Radu
     run <<-CMD
             if [[ -f #{shared_path}/pids/program.pid ]]; then
                     pid=$(cat #{shared_path}/pids/program.pid) ;
                     if [[ $pid ]]; then
                             kill -9 $pid ;
                     fi ;
             fi ;
             (cd #{release_path}/vendor/cli && ./program.rb)"
     CMD

Try it with the extra ‘;’ and the ( ) around the last command. The
whole string has to be parsable by the shell as if you typed it on a
single line. The ()'s force a subshell for the last part and keep
the && from associating in a way you might not expect (perhaps not
now, but later if you add other commands).

You can probably replace -f with -s, “cat” with “<”, and remove the
‘if/fi’ around the kill command.
Heck, you might as well try:

     run <<-CMD
        if [[ -s #{shared_path}/pids/program.pid ]]; then
            kill -9 $(< #{shared_path}/pids/program.pid) ;
        fi ;
        (cd #{release_path}/vendor/cli && ./program.rb)"
     CMD

(but try the small changes first to see for yourself)

-Rob

Rob B. http://agileconsultingllc.com
[email protected]