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Old 04-11-2012, 08:47 AM   #1
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taking ownership of a tty/process


I was in the middle of remotely vi'ing a file. My connection dropped. ps -ef shows the process is still running.

Is it possible for me to open that process/pts and continue editing?
 
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I was in the middle of remotely vi'ing a file. My connection dropped.
...next time use 'screen' but


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ps -ef shows the process is still running. Is it possible for me to open that process/pts and continue editing?
for now search for and try 'retty'?..
 
  


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