Re: Daemonized MP3 player (linux)

[Jason Holtzapple]

--- Michael Herger <mherger (AT) jo-sac (DOT) ch> wrote:
> > I think it would be as simple as this:
> > mpg123 http://localhost:9000/stream.mp3 &
>
> This would be to simple to be true :-). After leaving the shell
> (closing
> my ssh connection) will it stay alive?

It won't - but you can use some of the standard methods for keeping
processes around after logout: nohup, screen or vnc (in increasing
order
of complexity).

--Jason

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[mherger]

>> This would be to simple to be true :-). After leaving the shell
>> (closing
>> my ssh connection) will it stay alive?
>
> It won't - but you can use some of the standard methods for keeping
> processes around after logout: nohup, screen or vnc (in increasing
> order of complexity).

I thought of screen. Might be a possibility. VNC does not seem to be
suitable (no X installed). I'll have a look at nohup (which I don't know
at all) as it seems to be the least complex. Thanks!

--

Michael
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