Re: Is it possible to keep a program running even when when no users are logged in
What is screen?
On 9/25/07, David Brodbeck <brodbd@u.washington.edu> wrote:
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> On Sep 25, 2007, at 5:16 PM, Douglas A. Tutty wrote:
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> > On Tue, Sep 25, 2007 at 04:25:22PM -0700, David Brodbeck wrote:
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> >> On Sep 25, 2007, at 4:14 PM, Sid Arth wrote:
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> >>> I want to have rtorrent running in the background once I turn it on
> >>> via ssh. Is there a way to keep rtorrent running even after I close
> >>> the session?
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> >> Use "screen". It will let you detach from the session, and reattach
> >> to it later. It's perfect for this sort of thing.
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> > If he doesn't need to reattach, what about just nohup?
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> I don't think it works with ncurses applications. They tend to freak
> out a bit when they no longer have a controlling terminal.
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