Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2009 13:02:00 -0600 From: Chad Perrin <perrin@apotheon.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Can a Bourn Shell Script put itself in the background? Message-ID: <20090605190200.GH87456@kokopelli.hydra> In-Reply-To: <560f92640906040929p3786dd30n9b6a11dded90a44a@mail.gmail.com> References: <200906041406.n54E6Fts006668@dc.cis.okstate.edu> <C96FA0139A334A87B8432652524189DB@wbt.wbtsystems.com> <560f92640906040929p3786dd30n9b6a11dded90a44a@mail.gmail.com>
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--Hlh2aiwFLCZwGcpw Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Thu, Jun 04, 2009 at 09:29:30AM -0700, Nerius Landys wrote: > Just a thought, you can use the screen utility depending on what you > are trying to do. For example if you want to start a job, long out of > the machine completely, and then return to your job to see how it's > running, you may choose to run screen. >=20 > > screen bash > (Press Control-A then d) > (Logout from shell) > (Log back in) > > screen -r =2E . . or use tmux instead of GNU Screen, if you like. I got the impression this question was about a script backgrounding itself, though -- possibly creating a daemon using bash. --=20 Chad Perrin [ original content licensed OWL: http://owl.apotheon.org ] Quoth Malaclypse the Younger: "'Tis an ill wind that blows no minds." --Hlh2aiwFLCZwGcpw Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.10 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAkopa6gACgkQ9mn/Pj01uKXhWgCeOzi1/qhBsHqPDobTixY4PtUw zHEAoOA69gRskIBJEfmdaZkP8KaFwEwH =dJy7 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Hlh2aiwFLCZwGcpw--
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