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SSH - Keep Tasks Running Through Disconnects
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bg_disown.sh
# For a command that is currently running.
# First suspend current command
CTRL + Z
# Get a list of current jobs
jobs -l
# Then resume execution of the command in the background
bg
# Finally disown the command so it continues to run on disconnecting terminal
disown -h %1
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nohup.sh
# When issuing new commands.
# The following will:
# - start executing the command and put it in background
# - redirect stdout and stderr to output.log
# - will also continue running the command on disconnecting terminal
nohup command > output.log 2&>1 &
# Get a list of current jobs
jobs -l
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Great reference: https://www.baeldung.com/linux/job-control-disown-nohup

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