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10-01-2005, 10:01 AM
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Registered: Dec 2004
Location: Russia, Siberia, Kemerovo
Distribution: Slackware
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How to launch an app in terminal, & keep it running after I close terminal?
I like terminal, but sometimes I need to use Nautilus to launch, e.g., PDF viewer.
Then I usually close Nautilus and go on watching PDF.
I want to do the same from within terminal.
Is there a way to launch an app from terminal, and keep it running after I close the terminal?
(I'm not asking of "&" suffix)
Thanks.
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10-01-2005, 11:04 AM
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LQ Guru
Registered: Feb 2003
Location: Virginia, USA
Distribution: Debian 12
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"Is there a way to launch an app from terminal, and keep it running after I close the terminal?
(I'm not asking of "&" suffix)"
You could minimize the terminal.
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Steve Stites
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10-01-2005, 11:28 AM
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Registered: May 2005
Distribution: Ubuntu with IceWM
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Don't launch it from terminal. Use the "Run" command instead.
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10-01-2005, 11:46 AM
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Registered: Oct 2004
Location: Athens, Greece
Distribution: Slackware, arch
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Re: How to launch an app in terminal, & keep it running after I close terminal?
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Originally posted by kornerr
I like terminal, but sometimes I need to use Nautilus to launch, e.g., PDF viewer.
Then I usually close Nautilus and go on watching PDF.
I want to do the same from within terminal.
Is there a way to launch an app from terminal, and keep it running after I close the terminal?
(I'm not asking of "&" suffix)
Thanks.
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hi kornerr, you are looking for the "nohup" command. Next time you launch such a command from a terminal, launch it like this:
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10-01-2005, 03:39 PM
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Senior Member
Registered: Feb 2004
Location: Somerset, England
Distribution: Slackware 10.2, Slackware 10.0, Ubuntu 9.10
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alternatively, once you have it running in the background, type: to close the terminal and leave the app running. |
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10-01-2005, 06:09 PM
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Registered: Oct 2004
Location: Athens, Greece
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Thats true, I had never noticed this. Typing "exit" or pressing CTRL+D in the terminal also does the job.
I think I learned something today....  |
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10-01-2005, 10:13 PM
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Registered: Dec 2004
Location: Russia, Siberia, Kemerovo
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Thanks, perfect_circle, Komakino.
Never knew that "exit" is so smart  |
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06-24-2006, 05:54 PM
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LQ Newbie
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and i found out that when you run in terminal window:
the terminal will close automatically...
maybe old news...  |
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