[jessaustin]

You don't need nq for that. Just kick off ./my_lame_analysis in the background whenever you want.

[cozzyd]

Yes but then they will execute at the same time instead of sequentially.

[shanemhansen]

How about:

    ./my_awesome_analysis /data/complicated_file_with_long_name.dat &
    # do some stuf
    wait
    ./my_awesome_analysis /data/even_more_complicated_path.dat

[e40]

It's still not equivalent, and it's more cumbersome.