Wednesday 25 April 2012

How do you execute a UNIX command that will continue running even after you log out? | Oracle DBA

You can use the nohup command to execute a UNIX command that will continue running even after you log out.
Normally when you log out, or your session terminates unexpectedly, the system kills all the processes you have started. In this case, you can use the nohup command, which allows you to run the command, process, or shell script that can continue running in the background after you log out from a shell.