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List:       gentoo-amd64
Subject:    Re: [gentoo-amd64] Running a command after closing a session Possible?
From:       Stefan Vunckx <stefan.vunckx () skynet ! be>
Date:       2006-09-04 22:06:25
Message-ID: 200609050006.25686.stefan.vunckx () skynet ! be
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On Monday 04 September 2006 19:54, Peter Davoust wrote:
> Ok, so is there any way to run a command and get it to continue running
> after closing the current session? I'd really like to be able to ssh to my
> server, run an emerge --update --newuse world on it and then close the
> window and be on my way. Any ideas?
>
> Thanks,
> -Peter

Take a look at app-misc/screen ... I use it to connect to my server, start a 
(console) session, detach from it, and hours later I can re-attach to that 
session while inside everything is still running as it should.

stefan
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