Comments on: Multi-tasking from the Unix shell (vim and mysql cli users, crowd around) http://blog.loadsys.com/2008/12/18/multi-tasking-from-the-unix-shell-vim-and-mysql-cli-users-crowd-around/ A Web Development Company Specializing In Standard-Based Web Design and the CakePHP Framework. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:22:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: chaz http://blog.loadsys.com/2008/12/18/multi-tasking-from-the-unix-shell-vim-and-mysql-cli-users-crowd-around/#comment-22351 chaz Sun, 03 Apr 2011 05:30:19 +0000 http://blog.loadsys.com/2008/12/18/multi-tasking-from-the-unix-shell-vim-and-mysql-cli-users-crowd-around/#comment-22351 You can also continue a process in the background by using Control+Z and "bg", e.g.: $ cp big_file /some/where/else/. (Control+Z) [1]+ Stopped /bin/cp big_file /some/where/else $ bg [1]+ /bin/cp big_file /some/where/else & Control+Z by itself stops the process, but bg allows it to continue in the background. You'll want to make sure to redirect stderr and stdout for any command you run in the background, otherwise it can spew stuff all over your screen if you're e.g. editing a file in vim. You can also continue a process in the background by using Control+Z and “bg”, e.g.:

$ cp big_file /some/where/else/.
(Control+Z)
[1]+ Stopped /bin/cp big_file /some/where/else
$ bg
[1]+ /bin/cp big_file /some/where/else &

Control+Z by itself stops the process, but bg allows it to continue in the background. You’ll want to make sure to redirect stderr and stdout for any command you run in the background, otherwise it can spew stuff all over your screen if you’re e.g. editing a file in vim.

]]> By: limewire http://blog.loadsys.com/2008/12/18/multi-tasking-from-the-unix-shell-vim-and-mysql-cli-users-crowd-around/#comment-12952 limewire Fri, 30 Apr 2010 03:09:23 +0000 http://blog.loadsys.com/2008/12/18/multi-tasking-from-the-unix-shell-vim-and-mysql-cli-users-crowd-around/#comment-12952 shoot nice stuff bro. shoot nice stuff bro.

]]> By: ohcibi http://blog.loadsys.com/2008/12/18/multi-tasking-from-the-unix-shell-vim-and-mysql-cli-users-crowd-around/#comment-11336 ohcibi Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:24:08 +0000 http://blog.loadsys.com/2008/12/18/multi-tasking-from-the-unix-shell-vim-and-mysql-cli-users-crowd-around/#comment-11336 Vim is able to display multible tabs. Just try :tabnew :tabnext and :tabprev for example Also if you need on shell with an open vim session and another shell with something else you really should open just two sessions of putty (as I would open another terminal in *nix). Your OS is already able to do multitasking so just do it. Vim is able to display multible tabs. Just try :tabnew :tabnext and :tabprev for example

Also if you need on shell with an open vim session and another shell with something else you really should open just two sessions of putty (as I would open another terminal in *nix). Your OS is already able to do multitasking so just do it.

]]> By: elarth http://blog.loadsys.com/2008/12/18/multi-tasking-from-the-unix-shell-vim-and-mysql-cli-users-crowd-around/#comment-5683 elarth Sun, 28 Jun 2009 02:02:31 +0000 http://blog.loadsys.com/2008/12/18/multi-tasking-from-the-unix-shell-vim-and-mysql-cli-users-crowd-around/#comment-5683 Wow never really know about this. But sometimes I wish do have something like this. A Question: Could I stop a running shell? Something like this: $ cd /long/and/painful/path $ bash $ pwd /long/and/painful/path $ $ cd /tmp $ fg 1 $ pwd /long/and/painful/path (it does not work, but is there a way to do this?) Wow never really know about this. But sometimes I wish do have something like this.

A Question: Could I stop a running shell? Something like this:

$ cd /long/and/painful/path
$ bash
$ pwd
/long/and/painful/path
$
$ cd /tmp
$ fg 1
$ pwd
/long/and/painful/path

(it does not work, but is there a way to do this?)

]]> By: lee http://blog.loadsys.com/2008/12/18/multi-tasking-from-the-unix-shell-vim-and-mysql-cli-users-crowd-around/#comment-4621 lee Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:04:12 +0000 http://blog.loadsys.com/2008/12/18/multi-tasking-from-the-unix-shell-vim-and-mysql-cli-users-crowd-around/#comment-4621 @verbal - thanks for the comment. Screen would be another conversation. But, yes, you could either a) create multiple screens and open a file in each b) create 1 screen and follow my samples above. But, yes, screen would allow you to not lose anything if you lose connection. Good advice. @verbal - thanks for the comment. Screen would be another conversation. But, yes, you could either a) create multiple screens and open a file in each b) create 1 screen and follow my samples above.

But, yes, screen would allow you to not lose anything if you lose connection. Good advice.

]]> By: verbal http://blog.loadsys.com/2008/12/18/multi-tasking-from-the-unix-shell-vim-and-mysql-cli-users-crowd-around/#comment-4620 verbal Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:01:16 +0000 http://blog.loadsys.com/2008/12/18/multi-tasking-from-the-unix-shell-vim-and-mysql-cli-users-crowd-around/#comment-4620 What abount when you lose connection? Ain't screen a better solution? What abount when you lose connection? Ain’t screen a better solution?

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