Petter Gustad  <newsmailcomp6@gustad.com> wrote:
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| rpw3@rpw3.org (Rob Warnock) writes:
| > Others have mentioned "screen", but also have a look at:
| >     http://www.cliki.net/detachtty
| > It lets you start server processes which don't even *have*
| > a controlling TTY initially...
| 
| You can do that with "screen" as well. ...[example trimmed]...
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Yes, I know that. But then you're stuck with "screen", which
uses "[n]curses()" and thus messes up the scrollback of the
terminal [while providing its *own* peculiar scrollback, which
you can only do by going into "select" mode, which messes up
cut & paste through X Windows]. Sometimes I prefer that, but
usually it's a hassle and I prefer the (almost) naked pipe
that "detachtty" gives you. It's a matter of taste. YMMV.


-Rob

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