On Tue, Nov 20, 2001 at 09:34:51AM -0600, Simeon Johnston wrote: > I have been wondering about something lately and can't figure it out. > How do I background a process, say a kernel compile, so I don't have to > sit there and watch it i.e. log in - start process - log out - log in > later - find process done and everyones happy. > > How is this done? If you know in advance that you want to do this: $ nohup somecmd & If you're in the middle of it and get bored: $ somecmd <wait> <wait some more> Ctrl-Z $ bg 1 (Ctrl-Z puts the job on hold and you can then either use fg to continue in the foreground or bg to continue in the background.) -- When we reduce our own liberties to stop terrorism, the terrorists have already won. - reverius Innocence is no protection when governments go bad. - Mr. Slippery