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Why `> my.log 2>&1 &` causes the job to sustain log out?
I use
myscript > my.log 2>&1 &
to run a script and collect it's output - so that when I logout - the script will still be running. It I were to start it with myscript & - it will ...
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nohup vs. Screen
In the past, I've used nohup to run big background jobs, but I've noticed that a lot of people use Screen in this context. Does Screen provide some kind of functional advantage that I am unaware of, ...
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How to prevent a program from dying when its ssh session dies?
I have a really old console application that I want to make a bit more resilient. The program is used this way:
the user uses a custom terminal emulator to connect to a remote machine through ssh
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How can I keep processes running on a remote server even after turning off the terminal machine?
..and then still be able to return to the same session/screen after restarting the terminal machine.
I've tried screen but once I restarted my computer screen -d showed no sessions. Nohup seems to be ...
