Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 15:23:13 -0800 (PST) From: "Kevin Stevens" <Kevin_Stevens@pursued-with.net> To: <Chris@furrie.net> Cc: <FreeBSD-Questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Pushing commands to the background Message-ID: <14364.192.85.47.2.1047943393.squirrel@new.host.name> In-Reply-To: <15990.17500.959418.820951@guru.mired.org> References: <004001c2ecc9$6cd20500$1508060a@furrie.net> <15990.17500.959418.820951@guru.mired.org>
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> In <004001c2ecc9$6cd20500$1508060a@furrie.net>, Chris Phillips > <Chris@furrie.net> typed: >> >> hostname >> uptime >> ping -c 100 ftp.furrie.net >> traceroute ftp.furrie.net >> >> I'd like to push all the commands into the background & be able to log >> off and let it do its business unattended. Unfortunately, with my >> lacking knowledge, so far I have managed this, (sad isn't it)... >> >> (ping -c 10 ftp.furrie.net > /tmp/results && cat /tmp/results | mail >> chris@furrie.net &) >> >> Even with an & at the end of this command, I do not get my prompt back >> :-( The "screen" utility, among other functions, gives you the ability to disconnect/reconnect to a running session. It's in ports. KeS To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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