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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# run B but then wait for the file to change.
+# great to set as $EDITOR.
+# the notion of a file changing is a little weak.
+
+stat=`ls -l $1`
+B "$@"
+while true
+do
+ nstat=`ls -l $1`
+ if [ "$stat" eq "$nstat" ]
+ then
+ exit
+ fi
+done
+