Background task to download FC14 isos

Robert Moskowitz rgm at htt-consult.com
Wed Nov 10 20:58:20 UTC 2010


n 11/10/2010 02:46 PM, Cameron Simpson wrote:
> On 10Nov2010 14:28, Robert Moskowitz<rgm at htt-consult.com>  wrote:
> | In the past I have always gotten on the terminal of a server and
> | executed a script that did a bunch of wgets to get the CD isos for a
> | release.
> |
> | Well I want to grab the FC14 isos, and I am not home for a few days.  I
> | can't do it in a SSH session to a server at home as I will drop my
> | session before all the images are downloaded.
> [...]
> | Or is there a better tool?  For example if I run the script with an&
> | after it, then drop my connection will the script keep running?
>
> Screen!
>
> See "man screen".


# man screen
No manual entry for screen.

What do I have to install????

>   It lets you start a shell session (optionally with a
> distinctive session name) and detach from it. You can reconnect at any
> time.
>
> I routinely do this for downloads, OS updates, long running hand-started
> daemons, etc.
>
> In fact, I do it enough to use a wrapper script "scr":
>
>    http://www.cskk.ezoshosting.com/cs/css/bin/scr
>
> which makes naming and use by name very easy:
>
>    scr FOO
>
> makes new session named FOO. A plain:
>
>    scr
>
> lists the sessions (like "screen -ls", but sorted and more readable).
>
> BTW, you should also look at the "at" command for once off jobs.
>
> But screen is more likely what you will find useful.
>
> Cheers,
>    


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