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Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2011 21:57:55 +0530
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C-h v org-export-run-in-background

> Hi,
>
> is it possible to export an org file from the command line, so that a
> currently running Emacs instance is not disturbed? I want to export the
> attached org file and run the included source blocks, so I have an
> activity report in the end. I use the shell script pasted below, but
> there are two problems:
>
> - my Emacs instance is blocked during the execution of the shell
>   scripts contained in the file
> - the script globally sets org-confirm-babel-evaluate to nil for my
>   Emacs instance
>
> The second problem could possibly be solved with a local file variable.
> But the first problem remains. If I use emacs instead of emacsclient, it
> complains about a running Emacs instance.
>
>   #!/bin/sh
>
>   emacsclient -c \
>   --eval "(progn
>     (find-file \"macports.org\"))
>     (setq org-confirm-babel-evaluate nil)
>     (org-export-as-html 3)
>     (kill-buffer)
>     (delete-frame))"
>
> I'm using Org-Mode 7.7.
>
> Cheers,
> Viktor
>

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