Run a command in a shell and keep running the command when you close the session

Question

I am using Putty to connect to a remote server. What I want to know is if there is any way to write my commands and allow them to keep running after I close the session with

Answer 1

screen is the best.

Try:

screen -dmS "MyTail" tail -f /var/log/syslog

This start command in background.

Use screen -r to list, and or screen -r Mytail to enter session.

If more users need access same session, use: screen -rx MyTail, and both or more users share the session.

Answer 2

ssh localhost && ./command && exit

Answer 3

What you are looking for is nohup.

See the wiki link for how to use it.