FreeBSD vs Linux

[Nikolas Britton]

On 1/17/06, Philip Hallstrom <freebsd at philip.pjkh.com> wrote:
> > The computer is currently without keyboard, mouse or monitor.  I am
> > adding applications to the computer via ssh while I work.  As soon as I
> > get openbox and tightvnc installed, I'll switch to tightvnc so I can
> > disconnect without disrupting jobs.  (Hmm, I wonder if I'll have to add
> > a mouse or keyboard at that point.)
>
> /usr/ports/sysutils/screen
>
> Screen is a full-screen window manager that multiplexes a physical
> terminal between several processes (typically interactive shells). Each
> virtual terminal provides the functions of a DEC VT100 terminal and, in
> addition, several control functions from the ANSI X3.64 (ISO 6429) and ISO
> 2022 standards (e.g. insert/delete line and support for multiple character
> sets). There is a scrollback history buffer for each virtual terminal and
> a copy-and-paste mechanism that allows moving text regions between
> windows.

nohup foobar > ~/foobar.log& tail -f ~/foobar.log