If you are running a GUI app and want to get your shell back all you need to do is"> <COMMAND> &" example "mozilla &" If you are running a backup script or something that will take hours use cron. The reason is that if you are running on a remote machine and get disconnected so does the process you are running.
-----Original Message----- From: Michael Oatman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, February 22, 2002 6:12 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: How to & (submit jobs to background) Oh, I've been trying sh% <command> |& and then I tried sh% <command> >& and all sorts of variations. Except the right one, it seems.... When those didn't work I just minimized shell windows ;) It appears that sh% bg <command> is the same as sh% <command> & with no pipe or direct between the command and the &. Found it! Thanks! Now, how do you resize ext3 partitions? Gnu's Not Unix, and neither is a fifth of Linux... Michael [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Mike Burger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Wow...didn't know about "bg"...thanks... > > On Fri, 22 Feb 2002, Darryl Harvey wrote: > > > CTRL-Z stops the process and gives you control, > > > > Just type "bg" (No quotes) and the process goes into the "background". > > > > You can switch processes at any time by typing "fg process_id" > > > > And/or see running jobs by typing "jobs". > > > > That will help you. Although all output will be mixed on your screen. > > > > man bash (or whatever shell you are using) then search for fg, bg, jobs > > etc.. > > > > Rgds, > > Darryl > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On > > > Behalf Of Roger > > > Sent: Friday, February 22, 2002 1:55 PM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: RE: How to submit jobs to background > > > > > > Yes, I think it should be Ctrl-Z but, when I press Ctrl-Z the job is > > > stopped immediately. That's why? > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > On Behalf Of Cameron Simpson > > > Sent: Friday, February 22, 2002 10:44 AM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Re: How to submit jobs to background > > > > > > On 09:51 22 Feb 2002, Roger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > | I remember there is a short cut key, Ctrl+something, that can submit > > > the > > > | program that is controlling terminal to the background, so that the > > > user could > > > | regain console again. But I forget it, can you remind me again? > > > Thanks! > > > > > > You mean ctrl-Z. > > > -- > > > Cameron Simpson, DoD#743 [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > http://www.zip.com.au/~cs/ > > > > > > My own suspicion is that the universe is not only queerer than we > > > suppose, > > > but queerer than we *can* suppose. > > > - J.B.S. Haldane "On Being the Right Size" > > > in the (1928) book "Possible Worlds" > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Redhat-list mailing list > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Redhat-list mailing list > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Redhat-list mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Sports - Coverage of the 2002 Olympic Games http://sports.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
