Re: dselect

[David Z Maze <dmaze@debian.org>]

asura@darkforest.uwyo.edu writes:
> One more question, if you don't mind (being a newbie)
> 
> how can I run dselect install in the background?
> 
> I'm using 'dselect install &' but it keeps prompting me to hit 'Y'
> to confirm... and so it stops b/c I can't hit Y since its in the
> background.
> 
> Any help please?

You can type 'fg' to bring the backgrounded dselect process into the
foregronud.  (See your shell's man page for details.)  You also might
find it easier to run dselect in the foreground, and do other work in
a separate virtual console/xterm window.

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