Re: VMS-style Virtual Terminals.

Trevor Johnson (trevor@jpj.net)
Thu, 29 May 1997 20:04:38 +0000 (Local time zone must be set--see zic manual pagtrevor@jpj.net

> a) prevent losing ctty for the process.
> b) allow to reconnect to the old session later similar to the way VMS allows to
> attach to interactive session on next login.

There's a utility called "screen" which lets you do this. Look on
ftp.uni-erlangen.de:/pub/utilities/screen/ for it.

detach

Detach the screen session (disconnect it from the terminal
and put it into the background). This returns you to the
shell where you invoked screen. A detached screen can be
resumed by invoking screen with the -r option. (See also
section "COMMAND-LINE OPTIONS".)

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SCREEN(1) SCREEN(1)
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Trevor Johnson