From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Aug 3 23:04:19 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 3021516A418 for ; Fri, 3 Aug 2007 23:04:19 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from tjudd2k@yahoo.com) Received: from web62408.mail.re1.yahoo.com (web62408.mail.re1.yahoo.com [69.147.75.85]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 0844D13C442 for ; Fri, 3 Aug 2007 23:04:18 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from tjudd2k@yahoo.com) Received: (qmail 69749 invoked by uid 60001); 3 Aug 2007 23:04:18 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; h=X-YMail-OSG:Received:Date:From:Subject:To:Cc:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Message-ID; b=DMESJGvBi+PEpuewOtm49BYxgzNn0D7Xgtv5tcHDzlGMnwfiu0XM1hDt7tMzj/bKGh/lcmEC0cZoY/aiatWPhStej1M9KBBNRIj3yG5qqg65ZYOm16jkWrPr8HiJ53/owTRwn875wFrRf92LA2lSvDUbC2KepUrd900cuoNfpWs=; X-YMail-OSG: KWLbI6gVM1nHC6ydPhU4z21yltYfNnxO5p.qIr.3ab0XQEw8IU0AwTYintMJ5eBeWwTTF9NbOk8N9XuEnTFeWuY7dgcrA5Wzj0Nbmmed9UUNag..Kp8- Received: from [68.35.175.118] by web62408.mail.re1.yahoo.com via HTTP; Fri, 03 Aug 2007 16:04:18 PDT Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2007 16:04:18 -0700 (PDT) From: Tim Judd To: Momchil Ivanov , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <200708032057.54915.idiotbg@gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Message-ID: <140610.69182.qm@web62408.mail.re1.yahoo.com> Cc: Tim Judd 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: Fri, 03 Aug 2007 23:04:19 -0000 --- Momchil Ivanov wrote: > На Friday 03 August 2007 00:02:51 Tim Judd написа: > > Forgot to CC the questions ML. > > > > --- Tim Judd wrote: > > > From Tim Judd Thu Aug 2 15:01:18 2007 > > > Received: from [68.35.175.118] by web62407.mail.re1.yahoo.com via > > > HTTP; Thu, 02 Aug 2007 15:01:18 PDT > > > Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2007 15:01:18 -0700 (PDT) > > > From: Tim Judd > > > Subject: Re: attaching a terminal to 'join' another? > > > To: stapleton.41@gmail.com > > > MIME-Version: 1.0 > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit > > > Content-Length: 2291 > > > > > > I'm on the digest list, so I copy/paste the message to quote: > > > > > > ---------------------QUOTE: > > > Message: 16 > > > Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2007 11:19:21 -0400 > > > From: "Jim Stapleton" > > > Subject: attaching a terminal to 'join' another? > > > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > > > Message-ID: > > > <80f4f2b20708020819l69e054a1ia070efba2b04d2ad@mail.gmail.com> > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > > > > > 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? > > > > > > Sessions > > > main desktop terminal A [ssh]--> workstation terminal A (where > builds > > > are currently being processed) > > > > > > work desktop terminal [ssh]--> main destop terminal B [ssh]--> > > > workstation terminal B > > > > > > > > > I would like to have workstation terminal B intercept workstation > > > terminal A, or main desktop terminal B intercept main desktop > > > terminal > > > A. Can it be done? Where do I start looking, what are the words > and > > > phrases of interest? I tried looking at both the bash and xterm > > > commands/man page, but they are rather long, and I'd miss what I > was > > > looking for without having a clue in advance. > > > > > > I'm guessing something like /dev/?tty?? might work, but how do I > > > figure out which tty to use? > > > > > > Thank you, > > > -Jim Stapleton > > > --------------/QUOTE > > > > > > Can't the OP, Jim, use watch(8) with the -W option to interact w/ > the > > > terminal? > > > > > > Nothing wrong with screen, but a built-in utility exists. > > It`s possible, but he`d better use screen for updating/upgrading, > since his > ssh session that initiated the process may die and then the process > dies. > With screen the process will continue if his ssh session dies and he > would be > able to later reattach to the terminal in question. Yes, very true. I think that's a good point and shouldn't be overlooked. If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door. "I can" is a way of life. 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