[PLUG] how do I run a program without having to maintain a remote terminal?

[Mike De La Mater]

It doesn't need X, so I usually start it (as root) with "./foldit"

So to do this I enter "(./foldit)?

Mike

1/28/03 5:44:51 PM, Rogan Creswick <creswick at cs.orst.edu> wrote:

>$ (program-name&)
>
>the ()'s detach this process from it's parent (the terminal), the &
>makes it run in the background. You should be able to do that, then
>logout.
>
>Another option is to use screen, then you can re-attach a terminal to
>the process at same point. (screen -r)
>
>ie:
>
>$ screen <program>
>
>C-ad detaches the current screen sesion, then logout.
>
>$ screen -r # reattaches to this terminal, so you can interact
>            # with the program again.
>
>-Rogan
>
>On Tue, Jan 28, 2003 at 05:20:47PM -0800, Mike De La Mater wrote:
>> One of my servers graduated to being headless today.
>> 
>> I was used to running a distributed computing app from 
>> distributedfolding.org. 
>> 
>> As soon as I remembered to start the app, I realized that I 
>> needed to open a connection to run the app, and that the app 
>> would run in the window, stopping whan I closed the 
>> connection. 
>> 
>> It is prob pretty simple, but I have no idea how to do this.
>> 
>> Mike De La Mater
>> mikedela at ipns.com
>> 503-702-6749 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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