How do I put an already-running process under nohup?
I have a process that is already running for a long time and don't want to end it. How do I put it under nohup (that is, how do I cause it to continue running even if I close the terminal?) Node Using the Job Control of bash to send the process into the background: Ctrl + Z to stop (pause) the program and get back to the shell. bg to run it in the background. disown -h [job-spec] where [job-spec] is the job number (like %1 for the first running job; find about your number with the jobs command) so that the job isn't killed when the terminal closes. Suppose for some reason Ctrl + Z is also not