Re: [ubuntu-uk] Backgrounding shell commands

2007-06-01 Thread Chris Rowson
Thanks guys :-D -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Backgrounding shell commands

2007-06-01 Thread Dave Walker
On Fri, 2007-06-01 at 23:30 +0100, Chris Rowson wrote: > Hi all, > > Quick question on shell commands. > > > What's happening there? Is the command associated with the terminal > that invoked it? If so how to I get the command to run even after I've > logged out? > > Thanks in advance ;-) > >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Backgrounding shell commands

2007-06-01 Thread Andrew Price
On 01/06/07 23:30, Chris Rowson wrote: > When I run this command on a remote server however 'scp -r foldername > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/foldername' and background it (either by > starting it with &, or suspending then bg'ing it) and then close the > terminal, when I then log back in again, the pro

[ubuntu-uk] Backgrounding shell commands

2007-06-01 Thread Chris Rowson
Hi all, Quick question on shell commands. I understand that to background a shell command, you need to end the command with & I also get that if you have a command running, pressing Ctrl and Z suspends it, then typing bg puts it into the background (fg bringing it forward again). When I run thi