& vs nohup

[Net Llama!]

On 04/11/04 08:01, M.W. Chang wrote:

> 
> What's the difference between "command &" and "nohup command"?
> 
> I tried to run `btdownloadheadless --responsefile abc.torrent --saveas 
> abc &`. The process stopped instantly. However, doing the same with
> `nohup btdownloadheadless --responsefile abc.torrent --saveas abc` can 
> keep it going, with output directed to nohup.txt.

nohup - run a command immune to hangups, with output to a non-tty

& just backgrounds the process

BTW, i'd recommend running btdownloadcurses inside screen.  alot less 
messy, and easier to manage.


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