[KLUG Members] ssh questions

Adam Tauno Williams members@kalamazoolinux.org
Tue, 18 May 2004 15:04:11 -0400


> A couple of SSh questions:
> 
> 1. When running SSH and connected to a remote box, what's the best way 
> to copy a file to or from the remote box?  Is it something I can do 
> within SSH or must I use an external program like SCP?
> 
> 2. If I run a command that takes a while to execute, can I exit the SSH 
> session and expect the command to keep running or must I do something 
> else first (like putting it in the background, etc.)?

SSH in, run screen, ctrl-a d to detach, logout
SSH in, run screen -r to resume