Disabling ssh timeouts?

[Chris Rees]

2009/5/13 Wojciech Puchar <wojtek at wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl>:
>>
>> Read from remote host troutmask.apl.washington.edu: Connection reset by
>> peer
>> Connection to troutmask.apl.washington.edu closed.
>>
>> The only way I'v efound to complete a run of the GCC testsuite
>> is to sit at the terminal and hit enter every so often.  Also
>
> there is screen program.
>

2009/5/13 Anthony M. Rasat <anthony.rasat at gmail.com>:
> Steve Kargl wrote:
>>I'm trying to running the GCC testsuite, which is not an
>>interactive job.  Once it starts, it writes to stdout when
>>an error occurs or the testsuite moves to a new major
>
> I think you'd better use screen. First, ssh to your machine, start screen without any parameter, then start your tests. You can leave ssh afterwards. Your test will continue to run within your session.
>
> To continue your last session, just ssh again to that machine and:
>
> screen -r -x
>
> Hopefully answers your question.

Why have three separate people suggested screen?

PLEASE, read the previous posts before repeating what's already there!

Chris

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