Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2006 18:45:26 +0100 From: Michael Rudolph <michael.rudolph@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: Dan Sikorsky <dan@cupid.com> Subject: Re: Using Screen Message-ID: <200611291845.27187.leichtzumerken@t-online.de> In-Reply-To: <456DC1C9.3070007@cupid.com> References: <456DC1C9.3070007@cupid.com>
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On Wednesday 29 November 2006 18:22, Dan Sikorsky wrote: > Hey, I have a good question for you guys. > > Lets say, I started a job on a computer, if you must know, > portmanager -u , and then left... but I know its sitting there stuck > on a config window waiting for someone to press enter... > I do not have screen installed on this machine... > > my question is, can I ssh in, install screen (or not i suppose it > wouldnt matter) and bring that process to either > screen, or my ssh terminal? i was hoping there would be a way maybe > to suspend it, and then bring it to another term. > > > thanks > > > dan Hi Dan, I would try watch(8). Depending on many circumstances this may or may not work for you. Just read the man page. As far as I know, screen(1) would not work for the situation that you described. Good luck. michael
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