Greg, I use screen all the time, I just start screen, start wget, and then exit my ssh client. HTH, ~~TheCreator~~ website: http://tysplace.shaned.net msn: compgeek134 at hotmail.com aim: st8amnd2005 skype: st8amnd127 moo coder/wizard and administrator ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gregory Nowak" <greg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Monday, July 03, 2006 6:41 PM Subject: backgrounding a running wget job > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hi all. > > I have a running wget job, which I started interactively, without the > - -b flag, so I could look at the progress. However, I now need to put > the wget job into the background, so I can logout. Is there a safe way > to do this while it's downloading? I was hoping I can use screen here, > but after reviewing the screen man page, it looks like screen can > attach to, and detach from existing screen sessions, rather then a > simple wget running from bash on the console itself if that makes > sense. Am I wrong here, and can screen actually do what I want? Is > there another way to do what I want to do? > > When I log back in, I'd like to be able to bring wget back into the > foreground again, so I can once more keep an eye, or should I say an > ear, on the progress. Any tips would be much appreciated. Thanks in > advance. > > Greg > > > - -- > web site: http://www.romuald.net.eu.org > gpg public key: http://www.romuald.net.eu.org/pubkey.asc > skype: gregn1 > (authorization required, add me to your contacts list first) > > - -- > Free domains: http://www.eu.org/ or mail dns-manager at EU.org > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQFEqblW7s9z/XlyUyARAq40AKCFTECbeHF0E6/Y8VxR0SwNTjRQxgCaA77N > m1yPhc1IO1TJM0MgSAfgUeI= > =avjP > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
