broken nohup?

[Matthew Miller]

On Wed, Oct 20, 2004 at 06:17:19PM -0700, Nifty Hat Mitch wrote:
> > workaround at all. The real workaround is the one you've been using
> > -- kill the ssh process externally.
> > Sorry this isn't really a helpful answer. But at least you'll know
> > you're not alone.
> Try the classic   ~. to exit.

Good point -- I guess that doesn't count as killing it externally. I often
don't think of this one because I tend to ssh from host to host, and ~.
kills the topmost one -- not always what you want. (You can use multiple
tildes to overcome this, but then you have to remember how many connections
you've made.)

> After you type exit it does look as if ssh hangs.
> That is when you type the two characters '~.'.

Note that this sequence must come after a newline (which is why I can type
it in this message!), so you may need to type "<enter>~."


> I was also going to suggest the use of /usr/bin/screen.

Another excellent suggestion.


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