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My SSH session disconnects and kills my running processes. How can I keep them running?
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How to use screen or tmux for persistent sessions
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# Using screen
screen -S mysession # Create session
# Run your commands
Ctrl+A, D # Detach
screen -r mysession # Reattach
# Using tmux (recommended)
tmux new -s mysession # Create
# Run commands
Ctrl+B, D # Detach
tmux attach -t mysession # Reattach
# List sessions
tmux ls
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