How can I make a program keep running even after I logout?

Nico Meijer nico.meijer at zonnet.nl
Wed Dec 15 10:40:04 PST 2004


Hi,

> I want to cvsup or/and portupgrade and logout but the program keep
> running?

Try screen: /usr/ports/misc/screen

To run it, simply type `screen`, do your work, type "Ctrl-A d" to detach
(you can go home now). Log in again, type `screen -r`. Be happy.

HTH... Nico


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