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Date:      Thu, 2 Aug 2007 11:53:59 -0400
From:      "Jeremy Gransden" <jeremy.gransden@gmail.com>
To:        "Jim Stapleton" <stapleton.41@gmail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: attaching a terminal to 'join' another?
Message-ID:  <87f7f4170708020853m5b452071hea5934f854545d34@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <80f4f2b20708020819l69e054a1ia070efba2b04d2ad@mail.gmail.com>
References:  <80f4f2b20708020819l69e054a1ia070efba2b04d2ad@mail.gmail.com>

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On 8/2/07, Jim Stapleton <stapleton.41@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Sorry if my question is a bit confusing - I'm not even sure the proper
> terminology, so I don't know what the best way to start looking is.
>
> I'm rebuilding a system at home, and I'd like to check how the build
> is going at a slow time at work sometimes. I can connect to the system
> from work (ssh into my main box, and then from there, ssh to the
> system I'm working on). I have a terminal opened on that system
> (actually, another ssh session fron the main box), and I'd like to
> have my new connection attach to that terminal session, if possible,
> so that I can just pick up where I left off, and monitor it from here.
> Is this possible?



Maybe your looking for screen.

try
man screen

for more details.
thanks,
jeremy



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