Re: Absolute Beginner Question - Running Unix Application

From: Sean Burke (foobar_at_mystery.org)
Date: 03/28/04

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    rf3@rocketmail.com (Frogman) writes:

    > 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?

    $ nohup myapp &
    $ exit

    You might want to 'man nohup' to learn a little more,
    like where the screen output from your program will
    end up.

    -SEan

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