Unable reset settings in .bashrc without stopping updates

Question

I am updating my ports in MacPorts which may take a day. I have changed my dot -files. I would like to test them without shutting the updates down.

I have ^Z the installation and restarted my shell. However, I am using Screen such that my settings will not be reset until I detach the whole Screen. This would however stop the installation which I do not want.

I know that there is a command which allows me to put the installation to "background". However, I am not sure

which is the name of this command (it seems not to be bg)

How can you put the installation to background?

This is a similar question: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/796079/how-can-i-put-a-process-to-background-after-its-execution-with-broken-ctrlz — Léo Léopold Hertz 준영, Jul 02 '09 at 19:19

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 02 '09 at 19:10

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You should just be able to do a

. .bashrc and have it take effect immediately.

answered Jul 02 '09 at 19:10

I run everything on Screen. --- This may be the reason your command does notwork. – Léo Léopold Hertz 준영 Jul 02 '09 at 19:17
You need to be in the same directory as your .bashrc file for this command to work. – Jul 02 '09 at 19:43
Which version of OSX are you running, anyways? – Jul 02 '09 at 19:46

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 02 '09 at 19:06

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Probably you want bg and then disown. This is much as if you'd run the install under nohup beforehand.

answered Jul 02 '09 at 19:06

chaos

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I have no manual for bg and disown. I use OS/X. – Léo Léopold Hertz 준영 Jul 02 '09 at 19:11
I use Zsh. --- This is a great answer about disown: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/603696/linux-command-line-best-practices-and-tips/603707#603707 – Léo Léopold Hertz 준영 Jul 02 '09 at 19:22
The new question is at here: http://serverfault.com/questions/35246/how-can-you-see-the-processes-which-you-put-to-background – Léo Léopold Hertz 준영 Jul 02 '09 at 19:28
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@masi: 'jobs' command. – chaos Jul 02 '09 at 19:29
@chaos: jobs shows me a list of current processes in stack. --- Please, see the bottom of the message: http://serverfault.com/questions/35232/unable-reset-settings-in-bashrc-without-stopping-updates/35245#35245 – Léo Léopold Hertz 준영 Jul 02 '09 at 19:33

Léo Léopold Hertz 준영 · Answer 3 · 2009-07-02T19:31:50.910

It seems that my process is now at background.

I did

...
zsh: suspended  sudo port upgrade outdated
$bg                                                                            ~ 1
[1]  + continued  sudo port upgrade outdated
$disown                                                                        ~ 1
$jobs                                                                          ~ 
$                                                                              ~

[edit]

My command does not work.

Please see what I get after jobs command

...
$disown                                                                                                                                                 ~ 1
$jobs                                                                                                                                                    ~ 
$--->  Building python25                                                                                                                                 ~ 
--->  Staging python25 into destroot
--->  Deactivating python25 @2.5.4_2+darwin_9+macosx    bg5latex      bg5pdflatex 
--->  Installing python25 @2.5.4_6+darwin_9+macosx
--->  Activating python25 @2.5.4_6+darwin_9+macosx

To fully complete your installation and make python 2.5 the default, please run

        sudo port install python_select  
        sudo python_select python25

--->  Cleaning python25
--->  Fetching iso-codes
--->  Attempting to fetch iso-codes-3.10.1.tar.bz2 from http://arn.se.distfiles.macports.org/iso-codes
--->  Verifying checksum(s) for iso-codes
--->  Extracting iso-codes
--->  Configuring iso-codes
--->  Building iso-codes

It seems to put stuff to my shell from background. This is strange since I can clear and then run my own commands.

It does not put nothing at the moment to my screen. It apparently needs some time to make it again.

Your backgrounded process still has your terminal as its stdout/stderr. You can redirect those using > and 2> when first running the process (or if you use nohup it'll do it for you by default). I don't know of any way to change a process's stdout/stderr from outside it after it's started, but that doesn't mean there isn't one. — chaos, Jul 02 '09 at 19:39

Unable reset settings in .bashrc without stopping updates

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