"screen" question.... <Pine.BSO.4.21.0006131127380.23834-100000@ics-server.interface-net.com>

[Matthew C. Weigel]

On Tue, 13 Jun 2000, Luke Bakken wrote:

> I've read through the man page many times, but I can't figure out how to
> do this simple thing with the screen program (v 3.09.05). I want to start
> it already detached with a process running in it (the distributed.net
> client). The following works:
>
> $screen ./dnetc
>
> And I get a screen session with the client in it, but then I have to
> detach it with "C-a d". I would like it to already be detached. I've tried
> the -d, -D and -m options, but none seem to have the right effect. Could a
> screen guru help out?

$ screen -m -d ./dnetc

will do it... at least on my FreeBSD machine.

Matthew Weigel
Programmer/Sysadmin/Student
wei...@pitt.edu

[Luke Bakken]

> $ screen -m -d ./dnetc
>
> will do it... at least on my FreeBSD machine.

Trying this:

~ $screen -m -d ./dnetc
Cannot identify account '.'.
~ $screen -m -d /home/lbakken/dnetc
~ $screen -ls
There is a screen on:
17647.home-lbakken-dnetc (Multi, detached)
1 Socket in /tmp/screens/S-lbakken.

This is strange behavior. I did expect the first to work, and the second
seems to give the socket a name. Strange. Any other ideas would be
appreciated. I'm trying a re-install now....
Luke