Ever need to index a large amount of objects overnight but don’t want to leave your computer in the office while is working? Maybe you have a lot of commands you need to type and if your internet connection goes down, you have to start over from scratch?
Here is a quick and painless way to run a quick script without needing to be logged in while you’re waiting for it to finish.
First, VPN and log into the server you want to run a long process.
Then, enter the following command:
screen -R -D
Next, simply run the script that will take a really long time:
./this_script_will_take_many_days_to_finish.sh
Detach from the proccess with the following keystroke: “CTRL-A D”
and logout:
exit
Check the progress
Anytime you want to check the progress of the script:
screen -R -D
And again, use “CTRL-A D” to detach from the process again.
There you go! If you have a long process or you simply want to be able to continue your work even if your internet connection dies, give this a shot!
