Pick up a shell session after ssh timeout

[Joost De Cock <joost.decock@astrid.be>]

Hello list,

I'd like to know if it's possible to pick up a shell session that was running 
over a ssh session that timed out.

Here's what I mean:

SSH into the webserver at the 7th floor (I'm on the 4th), start up something 
(say apt-get dist-upgrade), next thing the phone rings, hey Angelina what's 
up, if I'd like to go out for lunch to the place? Sure, meet you downstairs.
After lunch I return and the SSH session timed out.
When I SSH back into the machine, I can see in the process list that the bash 
session (and the apt-get) is still running.

Is there any way to pick up where I left?

joost

PS: I admit, I made up the Angelina stuff :)


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