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From: Edward Martinez <edwardlotus@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] How can I move running proces to background & out of screen?
Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2011 19:08:30
Message-Id: 4D6D43CD.5040309@gmail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] How can I move running proces to background & out of screen? by Jarry
1 On 03/01/11 10:56, Jarry wrote:
2 > Hi,
3 > is there any way to move running (already started) process
4 > to background, and disconnect it from screen/terminal
5 > so that I could log off (without terminating the process)?
6 >
7 > Sometimes I start updating my server, but it keeps running
8 > for long time, and I would like to log out but I can not.
9 >
10 > I know, I could have started it with:
11 > nohup emerge -uv gcc &
12 >
13 > But I forgot to do it that way, and now I'm sitting, watching
14 > messages scrolling in my shell. So is there any way to do
15 > this nohup-trick on running process?
16 >
17 > Jarry
18 Hi,
19
20 If i can remember correctly I think the command would be :
21
22 bg
23
24 but i don't know the whole syntax.