From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Aug 2 16:22:49 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D8A6216A474 for ; Thu, 2 Aug 2007 16:22:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jeremy.gransden@gmail.com) Received: from nz-out-0506.google.com (nz-out-0506.google.com [64.233.162.233]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9994413C46A for ; Thu, 2 Aug 2007 16:22:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jeremy.gransden@gmail.com) Received: by nz-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id l8so223910nzf for ; Thu, 02 Aug 2007 09:22:49 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; b=tFKiQf6ymfxIq4z2tB2J/5zG7EX3Ef6wuG2XKsglgGz9PbMxb15wuQCY9g+O8MXtSotD2vVANvkuVLxhbeB48WqpnAKGMOXNuWl5Jl6TOrIyCWxm2Uh5k0LLj4zUDowV8vESg5MJwvc3a8+VPf8Sg7IpIoxbGdmyWjy18zOg/v8= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; b=qY+YfMACLxLsEPc7ftfrkpjE7qI89HeXeJuWhyaUt23Bju2q0YUVr3MaTR7YmBLW7L7DlhOxeGLJO/Visa5mL/4ghjUoYz8r7PBW8WJ0Ko/SDQlJS0VrlbJ4a9kIZcBjILJJwZLOkfC5VFqAQ7gUjhrU62QgRvPEbfckw7OsX48= Received: by 10.142.188.11 with SMTP id l11mr92433wff.1186070039045; Thu, 02 Aug 2007 08:53:59 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.142.84.6 with HTTP; Thu, 2 Aug 2007 08:53:59 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <87f7f4170708020853m5b452071hea5934f854545d34@mail.gmail.com> Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2007 11:53:59 -0400 From: "Jeremy Gransden" To: "Jim Stapleton" In-Reply-To: <80f4f2b20708020819l69e054a1ia070efba2b04d2ad@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <80f4f2b20708020819l69e054a1ia070efba2b04d2ad@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: attaching a terminal to 'join' another? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 02 Aug 2007 16:22:50 -0000 On 8/2/07, Jim Stapleton wrote: > > Sorry if my question is a bit confusing - I'm not even sure the proper > terminology, so I don't know what the best way to start looking is. > > I'm rebuilding a system at home, and I'd like to check how the build > is going at a slow time at work sometimes. I can connect to the system > from work (ssh into my main box, and then from there, ssh to the > system I'm working on). I have a terminal opened on that system > (actually, another ssh session fron the main box), and I'd like to > have my new connection attach to that terminal session, if possible, > so that I can just pick up where I left off, and monitor it from here. > Is this possible? Maybe your looking for screen. try man screen for more details. thanks, jeremy