Use this command to start a long process while ssh into a machine to keep the process running if the ssh connection gets dropped.
http://ss64.com/bash/screen.html
- screen -r Resume a detached screen session
- Control-a ? Display brief help
- Control-a ” List all windows for selection
- Control-a d Detach screen from this terminal
- Control-a c Create new window running a shell
- screen -t backup Start a screen with title “backup”
- Control-a f Toggle flow on, off or auto
- Control-a n Switch to the Next window
- Control-a p Switch to the Previous window
- Control-a A Accept a title name for the current window
Screen Customizations
- install byobu
- sudo apt-get install byobu
- https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Byobu