On Fri, 2003-06-13 at 00:07, JoeHill wrote: <snip> > There is, however, a way to truly push a program into the background > from the terminal. Using this method, you can close the window while > keeping the program running: > > nohup gkrellm & > > This simple addition of six keystrokes (space included) signals the > system that you'd like to run the program without a hangup option - > [no][h]ang[up]. In effect, it frees the command from the terminal, > allowing you to close the console without killing the program. > > If you love the power of the console and happen to be a desktop > neat-freak like myself, you'll soon learn to love the nohup command."
A good one, Joe. I wondered how to get around this, myself. Thanks. BTW, I subscribe to the Lockergnome Webmaster newsletters. Never even knew they had one for Linux. I should check this out. Hmmm...two good tips. Thanks! T
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