On Sun, Mar 27, 2005 at 10:27:58AM -0600, Robert T Wyatt wrote: > Clemence Magnien wrote: > >So if you run : > >$ nohup some_command > output_file & > >this will run 'some_command', store its standard and error output > >in 'output_file', and it runs in the background, so you can > >do whatever you like with your term, like doing something else, > >closing it. You can also shut X11 down and logout, this will not > >prevent your command from running. > > One of my issues is losing my ssh connection when my VPN client > dis/connects; it sounds like nohup will survive that as well.
Yep, nohup will survive a logout from a ssh connection. As far as I know, the only way to kill a command launched with nohup is to: - kill it manually with the kill command - reboot the computer. I use it often, I find it great for launching a big program and not worry about it for days. Cheers, Clemence ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=6595&alloc_id=14396&op=click _______________________________________________ Fink-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users
