Re: run scp in background?

[Dave Sherohman <esper@sherohman.org>]

On Sat, Jan 26, 2002 at 01:28:54PM -0800, Stonelx wrote:
> Is there anyway around this?

Check out expect.

> I basically want to remote shell into my server,
> run a scp command that may take serveral hours, but
> be able to let the scp take place while I exit the shell
> and go for lunch.

Also check out screen.  Not quite what you asked for, but it would be
very well-suited to what you want to accomplish.

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