Run process after exiting putty

Asked Aug 08 '16 at 14:15

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I'm running a compilation process that can take up to several days to complete on Ubuntu Server 16.04 .

I generally remote into this server using putty SSH, however I've run into a problem. Once I exit my putty session, the compilation terminates.

How can I make my process keep running after I exit Putty?

asked Aug 08 '16 at 14:15

Edon

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Yeah, I didn't see that. Certainly a dupe, sorry! – Edon Aug 08 '16 at 14:27
Don't worry, happens to all of us! – Arronical Aug 08 '16 at 14:28

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Background the process and use nohup to ignore SIGHUP:
```
nohup make-foo arguments &
```
Run the compilation command in a terminal multiplexer, such as tmux or GNU screen. This allows both for the compilation to continue after you detach, and to be able to reattach to the same terminal at a later time to review output.

answered Aug 08 '16 at 14:22

user4556274

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