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Re: Really into the backgroung...

On 08/11/2013 07:56 PM, Benjamin R. Haskell wrote:
> The problem with `tmux`, `screen`, and `dtach` is that you have to use
> it before your process is running.  If you've forgotten to tmux- or
> screen-ify the process beforehand, you might try `reptyr`³ (It "re-"
> "pty"'s a program.)  It's Linux-only, and uses ptrace(2) hackery to
> attach a process running on a different pty to a new one.

reptyr is awesome. Though a big limitation is that currently can only
re-attach processes without children (which happens a lot more than one
might expect).
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