Re: tlug: telnet: how to get a process to stay alive after disconnecting?

[shimpei@example.com]

> I want to get a process started via telnet and have it finish on its own
> after I have disconnected and just collect the error messages. How do I
> do that? 
> 
> Thanks, Uli
> 

Use nohup.

bash:
nohup myprog > errorlog 2>&1 &

zsh: 
nohup myprog >& errorlog 2>&1 &
disown %1

tcsh:
nohup myprog >& errorlog &

The error messages get deposited in the errorlog file.

Shimpei.


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