[fitzjj]

What i need to do is ssh into my linux box and start a download. I then need to be able to logout but leave the ftp process downloading.

I have ssh set up and working. Ftp is not a problem - i just dont know how to log off without killing the ftp process.

Ideally i would like to be able to log back on later on in the day to see how the download is going.

is this possible? how do i go about doing it?

thanks

[m3trj]

Well the best thing to do is use the nohup command, if you are using the console. It basically means no hangup. I'm not sure how well it would work in your situation but you can type "nohup <command>" and when you log out it should keep on going.

Also you c an put a & at the end to run it in the background. E.g. "nohup <command> &"