isRunning() Netscript Function

isRunning(filename[, hostname=current hostname[, args...]])
RAM cost:

0.1 GB

Arguments:
  • filename (string) – Filename of script to check. case-sensitive.
  • hostname (string) – Hostname of target server. Defaults to current server
  • args... – Arguments to specify/identify which scripts to search for
Returns:

true if that script with those args is running on that server.

Note

Remember that a script is uniquely identified by both its name and its arguments.

Examples:

In this first example below, the function call will return true if there is a script named foo.script with no arguments running on the foodnstuff server, and false otherwise:

isRunning("foo.script", "foodnstuff");

In this second example below, the function call will return true if there is a script named foo.script with no arguments running on the current server, and false otherwise:

isRunning("foo.script", getHostname());

In this next example below, the function call will return true if there is a script named foo.script running with the arguments 1, 5, and “test” (in that order) on the joesguns server, and false otherwise:

isRunning("foo.script", "joesguns", 1, 5, "test");
isRunning(scriptPid)
RAM cost:

0.1 GB

Arguments:
  • scriptPid (number) – PID of the script to check.

Same as the above version but with pid.

Example:

isRunning(39);