Running a program as a background daemon?

Vor Kragresh · 04-19-2007, 12:58 PM

Hello again all,
I am interested in a specific item. Let us say I am running Bitchx on my home system and doing it through ssh from a work system. When I log out from work, Bitchx exits. Is there a way to run the program (I assume as a background daemon) so that it will continue running when I logout from work...and be reaccessable later when I login at home?

chefkoch · 04-19-2007, 01:05 PM

If you haven't already, install screen and read the man page. It's a kind of console window manager that does exactly what you want.

pdw_hu · 04-19-2007, 01:25 PM

screen or dtach (or prolly million+1 other progs.)

H_TeXMeX_H · 04-19-2007, 02:38 PM

Cant you just run 'bitchx &' ?

silent_ion · 04-19-2007, 03:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by H_TeXMeX_H

Cant you just run 'bitchx &' ?

It will be work only in conjunction with nohup.
e.g.

Code:

nohup bitchx &

H_TeXMeX_H · 04-19-2007, 03:37 PM

oh yeah, ok then

Vor Kragresh · 04-20-2007, 06:38 AM

I had never head of any of those, but will be looking into all of them as alternatives. Thanks.

Netizen · 04-20-2007, 09:18 AM

Like mentioned above, Screen is what you want. I use it for this purpose myself.

hubbruch · 04-20-2007, 10:48 AM

Hi,

When you're running BitchX this (built in) function will set it as a background process and you'll end up in your shell again:

Code:

/detach

To wake it up again use:

Code:

$ scr-bx

But the best thing to use is screen. Because if you're ssh'ing into your box and the connection drops for some reason, it'll all be lost. However, if you're using screen, you can safely resume whatever you were doing even if you get a connection drop

Hope this makes sense!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vor Kragresh

When I log out from work, Bitchx exits. Is there a way to run the program (I assume as a background daemon) so that it will continue running when I logout from work...and be reaccessable later when I login at home?