Re: Absolute Beginner Question - Running Unix Application

From: Nick Landsberg (hukolau_at_NOSPAM.att.net)
Date: 03/28/04

  • Next message: Alan Connor: "Re: Absolute Beginner Question - Running Unix Application" 
    Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2004 03:17:46 GMT

    Frogman wrote:

    > Hi,
    >
    > I have an application that when executed at a unix prompt does not
    > return a prompt. How to I run it so that it returns the prompt and
    > allows me to exit the telnet session and the application still running
    > in the server?
    >
    > Thanks,
    >
    > -RF

    If it does not return to a shell prompt, the application
    has not completed yet. The shell prompt appears when
    the called application has completed/terminated.

    Control-C usually works, but that depends on your stty
    settings. 

    -- 
"It is impossible to make anything foolproof
because fools are so ingenious"
  - A. Bloch
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