[linux-help] Re: Unattended processes

[Jonathan Hall <jonhall@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

You could throw it into the background by ending the command line with &
Or you could start it in screen (probably preferable).  Then you can close
the telnet/ssh session... and restart the screen session where you left off
later, too.


On Fri, Oct 13, 2000 at 03:34:27PM -0500, Nathan wrote:
> I'm logging in to my linux box via telnet and using 
> cdparanoia to rip music CDs.  Is there a way to start 
> a rip and then terminate my telnet connection without 
> terminating the cdparanoia process?  Or what if I 
> wasn't using telnet?  Could I start a process (such as 
> cdparanoia) and then logout of my tty without 
> terminating the processes I've started?
> 
> Nate
> 
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