GNU screen
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It can, among others, be used for making [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_terminal virtual terminal]s, and to do serial communication with a physical or virtual [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_port serial port] (typical RS-232): | It can, among others, be used for making [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_terminal virtual terminal]s, and to do serial communication with a physical or virtual [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_port serial port] (typical RS-232): | ||
*man screen | *man screen | ||
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| + | Typical test if any GNU screen processes exist: | ||
| + | screen -list | ||
| + | # Response: | ||
| + | # No Sockets found in /tmp/screens/S-root. | ||
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| + | Typical usage: | ||
| + | screen | ||
| + | # Response: | ||
| + | # Screen version 4.00.03 (FAU) 23-Oct-06 | ||
| + | # ... | ||
| + | # [Press Space or Return to end.] | ||
| + | # Do either of this to enter the created GNU screen. | ||
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| + | screen -list | ||
| + | # There is a screen on: | ||
| + | # 8291.pts-3.om-gta02 ('''Attached''') | ||
| + | # 1 Socket in /tmp/screens/S-root. | ||
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| + | On purpose disconnect a GNU screen process: | ||
| + | <ctrl>a d | ||
| + | # Response: [detached] | ||
| + | # You should see the terminal in a former [different] state. | ||
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| + | See if the disconnection worked: | ||
| + | screen -list | ||
| + | # There is a screen on: | ||
| + | # 8291.pts-3.om-gta02 ('''Detached''') | ||
| + | # 1 Socket in /tmp/screens/S-root. | ||
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| + | Reconnect to a GNU screen: | ||
| + | screen -RD 8291 | ||
| + | # You should see the terminal in another [different] state. | ||
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| + | Make update and upgrade in the GNU screen process: | ||
| + | opkg update;opkg upgrade;sleep 1;sync;sync;sync | ||
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| + | If you now loose ssh connection to your FR it does not matter - the upgrade proceeds (as long as the FR does not sleep - if the touchscreen goes black please tap the touchscreen to prevent sleep). | ||
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| + | If you do loose the ssh connection, you ought to be able to restart the wi-fi interface and reconnect to GNU screen process and see the last couple of lines and see how it ended. | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
Revision as of 20:49, 26 December 2009
GNU screen is a VT100 terminal multiplexer, default installed tool in SHR. The started terminal processes are persistent and shareable.
It can, among others, be used for making virtual terminals, and to do serial communication with a physical or virtual serial port (typical RS-232):
- man screen
Typical test if any GNU screen processes exist:
screen -list # Response: # No Sockets found in /tmp/screens/S-root.
Typical usage:
screen # Response: # Screen version 4.00.03 (FAU) 23-Oct-06 # ... # [Press Space or Return to end.] # Do either of this to enter the created GNU screen.
screen -list # There is a screen on: # 8291.pts-3.om-gta02 (Attached) # 1 Socket in /tmp/screens/S-root.
On purpose disconnect a GNU screen process:
<ctrl>a d # Response: [detached] # You should see the terminal in a former [different] state.
See if the disconnection worked:
screen -list # There is a screen on: # 8291.pts-3.om-gta02 (Detached) # 1 Socket in /tmp/screens/S-root.
Reconnect to a GNU screen:
screen -RD 8291 # You should see the terminal in another [different] state.
Make update and upgrade in the GNU screen process:
opkg update;opkg upgrade;sleep 1;sync;sync;sync
If you now loose ssh connection to your FR it does not matter - the upgrade proceeds (as long as the FR does not sleep - if the touchscreen goes black please tap the touchscreen to prevent sleep).
If you do loose the ssh connection, you ought to be able to restart the wi-fi interface and reconnect to GNU screen process and see the last couple of lines and see how it ended.
