Using 'screen' for Fun and Profit
Start: Oct 09, 3:45 p.m.
End: Oct 09, 4:45 p.m.
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Normally in Linux/Unix (*nix) it is possible to 'background' a process and then return to it later on but that's only if you are still in the same session where the process was sent to the background. This is useful to have something run while you do other things but reconnecting to this session cannot be done with just the shell. Thankfully 'screen' is on many Linux/Unix systems by default (all of them I've used anyway) and as a result increasing productivity is possible out of the box. Having 'screen' on a laptop for this session will allow for interactivity so that is encouraged if possible.