Run Bash Script in a Separated Process (Dettached from Ssh/Putty) [Duplicate]
I'm Accessing Ubuntu Server from a Putty Terminal and Then I Run This Test. Sh Script from That Terminal: $ Bash Test. Sh & (Note the &) #! /Bin/Bash While...
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I'm accessing Ubuntu Server from a putty terminal and then I run this test.sh script from that terminal:
$ bash test.sh & (note the &)
#!/bin/bash
while true
do
node myscript.js
wait $!
sleep 5
done
Which is supposed to keep that node script running "forever". The issue is that when I close the SSH session/remote terminal (Putty) the script is also terminated.
How do I keep that script running after closing that SSH session?
1 Answer
Use crontab -e and add your file there. Search how to use crontab to determine how to setup the correct timing. crontab is used to run scripts every X minutes/hours/days or even on specific dates (every 5th day of the month at 7 pm). It will run the script in the background for you.
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