[NTLUG:Discuss] Help with background processes and SSH

[kedbauer@swbell.net]

screen(1) will let you do this.  Just start up a screen session before
you start your application.  You can then disconnect from that screen
session and reconnect to it later.

Kyle


On Wed, 25 Apr 2001, David South Jr observed:

> There are times when I've SSHed into my linux box that I start it doing
> something that I know will take a long time. I'd like to background that
> process, close SSH, and take my laptop to do something else. Then later, log
> back on and foreground the previous shell.
>
> HELP.
>
> This would be very helpful.
>
> Thanks,
>
> DJ
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