One thing that might be possible is to attach gdb (GNU debugger) to it and then cause a segfault, then in the tty start the process off from where it was. I don't know whether that's possible though.
The more long term solution is to use screen for processes like that. apt-cache show screen On Thu, 22 Jul 2004 09:00:46 -0400, Stephen Touset <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm running a program for a research study I'm involved in, but I've run > into a slight problem. I executed it on an xterm (and it's been running > for a few days now, so I don't want to stop it mid-calculation), but > today is a workday. At work, I use two screens on my laptop. The only > way to accomplish this is to restart X so Xinerama can take effect. > Unfortunately, this will also have the nasty side effect of killing > execution. > > Is there any way to detach the pid from that terminal and reattach it to > one of the consoles? Or background it in a way where it will survive X > restarting? It's not critical, but it's something I've wondered before, > and which will come in extremely handy today. > > -- > Stephen Touset <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
