M.Lewis wrote: > > I'm sure the answer to this question is incredibly simple and I have > looked through the archives, but I really don't know what to look for > (hence the poor subject). > > I want to ssh into a remote machine, start a download (say wget -c > xyz.iso), then close my ssh session, but still maintain the download > while I'm no longer logged into the remote machine. > > Can this be done? If so, how? I find it easiest to use wget with the -b parameter along with nohup as in: nohup wget -b -c http://blah.blah.com -- Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when he is called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason. -- Oscar Wilde
