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Commands using nohup

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nohup cat /dev/ttyS0 | tee -a llamadas.db&
2011-05-05 15:47:27
User: fjrojast
Functions: cat nohup tee
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Dump /dev/ttyS0 on background automatically from startup

Put this command on /etc/rc.local.

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nohup df -k | sort -rn 12
2011-03-25 04:24:37
User: sasmitasofi
Functions: df nohup sort
0
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to make any command run even if sytem gets shut down
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nohup ping -i1 www.google.com &
2010-11-10 12:39:44
User: unixmonkey13930
Functions: nohup ping
2
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Detach a process from the current shell

ignore HUP interruptions

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nohup nautilus &
2010-03-22 10:39:44
User: lishuai860113
Functions: nohup
-15
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nautilus
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nohup gnome-open . 0</dev/null 1>/dev/null 2>/dev/null&
2010-03-22 07:19:37
User: drunkcoder
Functions: nohup
-1
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forking a process from gnome-terminal detached from the terminal.

this will open the current directory in nautilus detached from your terminal.

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nohup VBoxHeadless -p 3052 -startvm ServidorProducao &
2009-12-16 17:10:30
User: rduarte
Functions: nohup
Tags: Ubuntu virtualbox VBoxHeadless
-3
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Running VirtualBox as headless
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nohup /bin/sh myscript.sh 1>&2 &>/dev/null 1>&2 &>/dev/null&
2009-08-18 07:24:52
User: AskApache
Functions: nohup
Tags: job control nohup logout background execute
6
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Silently Execute a Shell Script that runs in the background and won't die on HUP/logout

This command runs your shell script in the background with no output of any kind, and it will remain running even after you logout.

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[[ $(COLUMNS=200 ps faux | awk '/grep/ {next} /ssh -N -R 4444/ {i++} END {print i}') ]] || nohup ssh -N -R 4444:localhost:22 user@relay &
2009-03-31 09:39:59
User: j0rn
Functions: awk nohup ps ssh
Tags: ssh cronjob
3
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ensure your ssh tunnel will always be up (add in crontab)

I find it ugly & sexy at the same time isn't it ?

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nohup <command> 2> /dev/null > /dev/null &
2009-03-09 16:54:04
User: AmadeusZull
Functions: nohup
2
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nohup that doesn't generate nohup.out

I'm sure this can be piped into another way. Please share!

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nohup <command> &
2009-02-19 14:45:04
User: gnawa
Functions: nohup
4
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Runs a command without hangups.

puts command in background and sends its output to nohup.out file

it will not die if you log out fromyour shell session ;-)

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