Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on June 15, 2006 11:29 PM
If you're looking to do something like this on a text-only machine, then screen might be the easiest option.
Screen effectively provides a set of virtual consoles. There are several ways you might want to set this up:
- VNC-style: Run screen on your host machine. Do whatever you want to do. Then, from another machine, ssh into your host machine and run "screen -x" - this will allow you to see and control that screen remotely.
- Synergy-style: Run screen on your client machine. Simply set up one of your screens as an SSH into your host machine. You can even have multiple sessions on both your client machine and your host machine
There are other uses too... for example, if you disconnect from screen, it keeps all your sessions and processes running in the background - ideal for overnight batch jobs, as you can reattach in the morning and check the status. Just make sure the system won't be rebooted, because that will delete the screen session!!
Most commands are available through pressing Ctrl-a, then a letter - try ctrl-a then ? (question mark)
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Posted by: Anonymous Coward on June 15, 2006 11:29 PMScreen effectively provides a set of virtual consoles. There are several ways you might want to set this up:
- VNC-style: Run screen on your host machine. Do whatever you want to do. Then, from another machine, ssh into your host machine and run "screen -x" - this will allow you to see and control that screen remotely.
- Synergy-style: Run screen on your client machine. Simply set up one of your screens as an SSH into your host machine. You can even have multiple sessions on both your client machine and your host machine
There are other uses too... for example, if you disconnect from screen, it keeps all your sessions and processes running in the background - ideal for overnight batch jobs, as you can reattach in the morning and check the status. Just make sure the system won't be rebooted, because that will delete the screen session!!
Most commands are available through pressing Ctrl-a, then a letter - try ctrl-a then ? (question mark)
Hope that's useful!!
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