Redirect nohup to stdout

nohup

Is it possible to let a process started with nohup, write to stdout instead of in a file? or maybe in the file and on the screen?

nohup python start.py &

writes to nohup.out, but I'd like it to output to the screen, nohup is only meant as a hedge when the connection breaks.

Best Answer

You can achieve this with a separate process to inspect the file, or by using a terminal multiplexer like screen or tmux.

  1. nohup python start.py & tail -f nohup.out

The tail -f can be killed and restarted at will, without affecting the python process.

  1. screen python start.py and dis-/re-connect at will.
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