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. > > > screen bash > (Press Control-A then d) > (Logout from shell) > (Log back in) > > screen -r
. . . 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. -- Chad Perrin [ original content licensed OWL: http://owl.apotheon.org ] Quoth Malaclypse the Younger: "'Tis an ill wind that blows no minds."
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