Re^2: how to sleep-awake on perl script?

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Re^3: how to sleep-awake on perl script? by almut (Canon) on Apr 24, 2009 at 01:19 UTC
All I want is to stop the process for few hours and then continue from the point where I stopped. That's exactly what suspend/resume is for. To suspend the program, you'd type ^Z (= Ctrl-z)¹ while the program is running. Then type `bg` to send the (stopped) process in the background. To resume it again, type `fg` (or `fg <jobnumber>` in case you have several backgrounded — type `jobs` to list them). Have you tried that? What happens, or doesn't work? ___ ¹ ^Z is the typical tty setting. Type `stty -a` to see what yours is set to — mine shows "susp = ^Z", for example (among other stuff)	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^3: how to sleep-awake on perl script? by repellent (Priest) on Apr 24, 2009 at 02:15 UTC
I cant run the program in bg or nohup. What do you mean you cannot run nohup? Run your interactive script this way: `$ nohup myscript.pl arg1 arg2` [download] When you need a break, hit Ctrl-Z and that will suspend your interactive program. Record the PID number and logoff. When you logon again in the future, do: `$ fg PID` [download] Google helps.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^4: how to sleep-awake on perl script? by Bloodnok (Vicar) on Apr 24, 2009 at 12:35 UTC
...or even (to save recording &/or remembering the PID on ksh/bash shells), when logging back on... `> # list the currently running jobs (including your suspended job) > jobs > # select the appropriate job number > fg %<job num>` [download] A user level that continues to overstate my experience :-))	[reply] [d/l]