Run a script in the background

[beaster]

I would like to know a way to run a .sh script in the background with having to look at it on my display. I am writing it now, and it is slightly irritating to watch it. I am not doing sh -v file.sh before running it, The system I am running it on, just decides to display its output. I also tried nohup file.sh before and it still runs the output on the screen. This is an Ericsson IOG that I am running the script against if it makes any difference. The script is running on Unix Sun system and running the commands against the Ericsson one and outputting to a file.

Thanks for the help,
Beaster

 

[crowe]

try redirecting your script to a file

# ./script > /tmp/logfile

or redirect STDN out and STND error to the logfile

# ./script > /tmp/logfile 2>&1

to run it in the background add a "&"

# ./script > /tmp/logfile 2>&1 &

crowe

 

[badco]

If you put the command (in your script) followed by an ampersand character & then the command will be sent to the background.