Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2006 19:35:43 +0200 From: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> To: Dan Sikorsky <dan@cupid.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Using Screen Message-ID: <20061129173542.GA3787@kobe.laptop> In-Reply-To: <456DC1C9.3070007@cupid.com> References: <456DC1C9.3070007@cupid.com>
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On 2006-11-29 12:22, Dan Sikorsky <dan@cupid.com> 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? In general, "no". You can _try_ using watch(8), from a superuser session, but I am not sure if it will catch whatever has already been displayed on the side of the watched terminal...
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