[NTLUG:Discuss] OT: Why does remote command over ssh not return control?

[Jerome Haltom]

Yes. Check out the `disown` command.

On Tue, 2007-06-05 at 11:03 -0700, Dennis Daupert wrote:
> Jerome Haltom said:
> 
> > If the script spawns a background process without disowning it, 
> > that would do it.
> 
> This must be the critter that's doing what you suggest, I think:
> 
> start_task()
> {
>     echo "Starting $2"
>     eval "nohup $1 &"
> }
> 
> Is there a command or flag I can add in there to disengage?
> 
> Thanks for the info, I really appreciate.
> 
> /dennis
> 
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