On Thu, Oct 23, 2003 at 08:17:47AM -0700, Jonathan Stickel wrote: > I know that if I start a terminal window in X, run a program, and then > manually close the window, the program dies. I also know that if I > secure-shell into another machine and run a program, I cannot exit > without first ending that program. > > Is there any way to start a program for a shell window and leave it > running when I close the window? Also, is there anyway to leave a > program running remotely, started through an ssh session, and exit ssh? > > The later would be very helpful, although I suspect these two issues are > related. My research involves running computer simulations on several > computers on campus. I would really like to ssh into the machines from > home, start the simulations (which generate output to text files), and > then exit the ssh sessions with the simulations in progress. This way I > could close my internet connection (dial-up :( ) and turn my home > computer off while the multi-day simulations run. > > Is this possible?
I think the best solution here is to run your job via the at command scheduler. Just login and type: $ at -m now > ./mysimulation > CTRL-D then logout. Any output will be emailed to you. David Hummel Genomics & Gene Discovery WRRC/ARS/USDA _______________________________________________ vox-tech mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
