Joe; Thank-You for playing our game! We have some wonderful parting gifts for you! Oh, and thanks for the Tip of the Day! Very helpful!
Lanman *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 6/13/2003 at 12:07 AM JoeHill wrote: >Thought I would pass this on from my Lockergnome Penguin Shell >subscription: > >"Background Commands > >As you probably know, running commands in the console is my preferred >method. I love the flexibility the console provides in executing these >commands, allowing exactly the options I need to get the job done - >nothing more, nothing less. I keep very few icons on the desktop for >that reason; most of the programs I run, I run from the terminal. > >Which all raises an issue in my daily Linux use. When I'm running >several applications, all launched from the command line, I'm often left >with several open terminal windows. I can minimize them while the >program is running, but it's still more clutter than I like. I can jump >off to another desktop, but I know the windows are still open and still >there. It just disrupts my sense of order. > >We've talked before about one quick way to solve this problem. Using the >& sign at the end of a command: > >gkrellm & > >will free up the window to use for another program. When you execute the >command with this operator, you'll see > >[1] 3000 > >This designates the first [1] program, running in process ID 3000. With >this tweak, it's likely that you can run more programs from a single >window than you CPU or system can handle. I've never run that many but, >theoretically, it's possible. > >Even this method has its drawbacks. When you log out of the console >window, the program goes with it. In other words, closing the terminal >also closes the program. That's probably not what you want when you've >pushed a command to the background. > >There is, however, a way to truly push a program into the background >from the terminal. Using this method, you can close the window while >keeping the program running: > >nohup gkrellm & > >This simple addition of six keystrokes (space included) signals the >system that you'd like to run the program without a hangup option - >[no][h]ang[up]. In effect, it frees the command from the terminal, >allowing you to close the console without killing the program. > >If you love the power of the console and happen to be a desktop >neat-freak like myself, you'll soon learn to love the nohup command." > >enjoy! > >-- > Joehill > Registered Linux user #282046 > Homepage: http://nodex.sytes.net > 00:06:28 up 9 days, 22:10, 4 users, load average: 0.00, 0.05, 0.03 > > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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