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Running Programs in the Background

  • 06-11-2004 1:49pm
    #1
    talking_walnut
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 725 ✭✭✭


    Is there any way of sending a program I'm running to run in the background so that it wont stop when I log off?

    Someone said that they thought the screen program should be able to do what I want but I couldn't get it working for me. (ok. I admit I only spent about 5mins trying to get it working ;) )

    Anyone got any advice for me?


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  • #2
    Stark
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,084 ✭✭✭✭Stark


    When you're starting the program, start it with the nohup command. Not sure if you need to use & after the command.

    nohup <command> (&)


  • #3
    talking_walnut
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 725 ✭✭✭talking_walnut


    Ok. I spent more than 10 seconds on it and I got screen working for myself. Very nice program I must say.

    Am I right in thinking that any process I have running in screen will stay running until I either stop screen or the server gets reset? In other words, will me loging off from the server stop any programs I have running in it?

    Thanks for your help by the way

    (edit) Alright. I got off my lazy ass and checked everything out for myself. Its all good. Cheers


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