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From: Scott Robbins <scottro@nyc.rr.com>
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Subject: Re: Background process
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On Thu, Mar 08, 2007 at 09:59:16AM -0600, eculp@argosteve.com wrote:
> Quoting sthomas@nerim.net:
> 
> >Hello,
> >
> >I connect to my freebsd box via ssh using putty from a WindowsXP
> >workstation, I want to run a process on the freebsd box, then close my ssh
> >session (closing putty) while keeping the process running.
> >
> >So I run my process like this : # myprogram &, then I exit the shell.
> >
> 
> nohup ?
> 
> ed
> 

There is always the screen program /usr/ports/sysutils/screen which is
ideal for things like this.  Although it's not a builtin like nohup, it
is (imho) more flexible.  

(To be honest, I've used screen for so long, if I had to use nohup I'd
have to look up the syntax)

I think it's something like nohup sh -c $(your_command) & but I could be
wrong. 

-- 

Scott

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Giles: But this is why I think we should all keep a level head in
this. 
Willow: And I happen to think mine is the level head and yours is
the one things would roll off of.