Fork two processes and kill the second when the first is done

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Published on 2010-04-22T21:19:31Z Indexed on 2010/04/22 21:23 UTC
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The title says it all. I want to create a bash script that will launch two processes and kill the second process when the first is done. Here's an example:

#fork first process
producer&

#fork second process
consumer&

#wait for producer to finish
...

#kill the consumer
...

I have a feeling this can get ugly but has a very simple solution. Please help me fill in the blanks.

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