From: "Imobach González Sosa" <imodev@...>
Date: 2004-02-03T10:12:27+09:00
Subject: Re: shell scripts in background (with &) - why would they stop?

El Martes, 03 de Febrero de 2004 01:02, Ruby Baby escribi�:
> Shouldn't a Ruby script keep running if someone uses the "&" at the end of
> the command?
>
> I have a script that takes hours to run, processing many files, on a remote
> server.
>
> If I start it like this...
> ./processFiles.rb
> ... it will work, but I have to keep an SSH terminal window open for hours.
>
> If I start it like this...
> ./processFiles.rb &
> ... and then I close my SSH session to let it run
> ... it stops immediately after I log out.
>
>
> Is that expected behavior?

I'm not sure, but I think no.

> How would I get it to keep running (like my regular /bin/sh shell scripts)
> after I log out?

Try using the command 'nohup'.

> I could give example code if someone wants to see it.

Good luck!