How to run a process in the background via SSH?

[lopes_andre]

Hi,

 

I need to import a TXT file with INSERT's to a PostgreSQL Database, using the command "psql ...".

 

But I need to do this in background, there is any way of doing this that the process will continue if I close the SSH client?

 

Best Regards,

[trq]

You'll want to take a look at the 'screen' command.

 

You basically enter a screen

 

# screen

 

which will create a screen session and give you a prompt, you can then do whatever you like. To detach from the session hit Ctrl-d Ctrl-a, this will take you back to where you where before you entered the screen session.

 

You can then exit from the shell.

 

At any time come back, and type...

 

# screen -d -r

 

to re-attach to your session.