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Date:      Mon, 19 Apr 1999 12:28:21 -0500 (EST)
From:      Alfred Perlstein <bright@rush.net>
To:        kok <cckok00@stlinux.ouhk.edu.hk>
Cc:        FreeBSD Questions <questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: do u know why
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.990419120516.11384j-100000@cygnus.rush.net>
In-Reply-To: <371B58E5.D125F6D5@stlinux.ouhk.edu.hk>

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On Tue, 20 Apr 1999, kok wrote:

> Hello
> 
> i would like to know the following different between
> 
> 1) the process is still running in Unix even though  i disconnect 'Close
> up' (Dos program)
> 
> 2) the process is not running in Unix when i disconnect the hyper
> terminal (win95 program)
> 
> is it possible to keep the process running even though disconnecting the
> hypertermial?
> if yes, how do i do it?

'nohup' or 'disown' your processes.

run the command with the prefix "nohup" like "nohup myprogram"
and it won't be killed when you logout.

another great alternative is "screen"
cd /usr/ports/misc/screen ; make install

-Alfred



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