Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2004 14:00:39 -0500 From: Mat Kovach <kovachme@pobox.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How can I make a program keep running even after I logout? Message-ID: <20041215190038.GC21640@alal.com> In-Reply-To: <20041215194002.7e7ba6e9.nico.meijer@zonnet.nl> References: <2ede6f3204121510332f0c4a52@mail.gmail.com> <20041215194002.7e7ba6e9.nico.meijer@zonnet.nl>
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On Wed, Dec 15, 2004 at 07:40:02PM +0100, Nico Meijer wrote: > Hi, > > > I want to cvsup or/and portupgrade and logout but the program keep > > running? > > Try screen: /usr/ports/misc/screen > > To run it, simply type `screen`, do your work, type "Ctrl-A d" to detach > (you can go home now). Log in again, type `screen -r`. Be happy. You can also use nohup man 1 nohup But screen is an excellent choice also but might be over kill for this specific purpose. I use something like: $ nohup sudo cvsup -g -L 2 /etc/cvsupdate & appending output to /home/kovachme/nohup.out -- Mat Kovach Cleveland, Ohio
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