BACKGROUND_TASK

# To spawn a task, command, or script in the 
# background.  Specify one of the following start
# options for spawning ( AT_START/AFTER_STABILITY ).
# Use the full pathname of the file and enclose the command
# string in quotes as shown.  The command_string may include
# arguments.
#
# The command_string may be obtained from the value of 
# a string variable.  This is specified by using the variable
# label without quotes - see the 3rd example below for
# label my_string
#
# The command_string is not a computed expression.  It may be 
# entered only as a string variable without quotes or as a
# literal command string with or without arguments.
#
# The kill_option field is optional and defaults to NONE.
# The kill_option is used to specify whether or not the spawned
# process should be slayed and when.
#
#  NONE        process is never terminated by gp_test
#
#  AT_START    process is terminated at the start of a mode if it
#              was spawned in the previous execution of the mode
#
#  AT_END      process is terminated when the mode is terminated
#
#  AT_NT       process is terminated when the current procedure is
#              stopped and a new one is started by the "nt" command
#              If the process terminates before the mode is executed
#              again, a new copy will be spawned
# 
#
# a maximum of 8 processes may be spawned

@BACKGROUND_TASK
   #start code     command_string               kill_option(optional)
   AT_START        "/specs/cmds/myscript"       NONE
   AFTER_STABILITY "/asset/bin/do_it"           NONE
   AT_END          my_string                    AT_NT