Can a Bourn Shell Script put itself in the background?

[Chad Perrin]

On Thu, Jun 04, 2009 at 09:29:30AM -0700, Nerius Landys wrote:
> Just a thought, you can use the screen utility depending on what you
> are trying to do.  For example if you want to start a job, long out of
> the machine completely, and then return to your job to see how it's
> running, you may choose to run screen.
> 
> > screen bash
> (Press Control-A then d)
> (Logout from shell)
> (Log back in)
> > screen -r

. . . or use tmux instead of GNU Screen, if you like.

I got the impression this question was about a script backgrounding
itself, though -- possibly creating a daemon using bash.

-- 
Chad Perrin [ original content licensed OWL: http://owl.apotheon.org ]
Quoth Malaclypse the Younger: "'Tis an ill wind that blows no minds."
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