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Date:      Thu, 1 May 2003 21:43:01 +0100 (BST)
From:      Rus Foster <rghf@fsck.me.uk>
To:        boxend@swbell.net
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Remote upgrade
Message-ID:  <20030501214234.J95229@thor.65535.net>
In-Reply-To: <3EB13FE5.5372.1B4CC40@localhost>
References:  <3EB13FE5.5372.1B4CC40@localhost>

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On Thu, 1 May 2003 boxend@swbell.net wrote:

> When doing a remote upgrade, what is the best way to force the process into the
> background, in case the dialup line for ssh session dies before buildworld finishes.
> Newbie question but I have not found a answer on google to kill my fears
> -- "Dovie'andi se Tovya Sagain"

Hi,
I would recommend that you install screen and run a virtual terminal.
Should the connection drop you can get it back with

screen -r


Hope that helps

Rgds

Rus
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