{"id":1343952,"date":"2021-09-10T08:58:46","date_gmt":"2021-09-10T15:58:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=1343952"},"modified":"2021-09-10T08:58:46","modified_gmt":"2021-09-10T15:58:46","slug":"monthly-linux-tip-utilizing-nohup-with-arcgis-enterprise-workflows","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-enterprise\/administration\/monthly-linux-tip-utilizing-nohup-with-arcgis-enterprise-workflows","title":{"rendered":"Monthly Linux Tip: Utilizing nohup with ArcGIS Enterprise Workflows"},"author":10252,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[37501],"tags":[],"industry":[],"product":[36571],"class_list":["post-1343952","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-administration","product-arcgis-enterprise"],"acf":{"short_description":"To briefly discuss the nohup command and how it can be used with ArcGIS Enterprise workflows.","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>When working within any UNIX-like terminal, being able to save time is on every system administrators mind. With that come tips and tricks for smoothly navigating your way through the terminal. In this Monthly Linux Tip, we will look at one of those tips and tricks; <em>nohup<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><em>nohup<\/em> (short for no hangups) is to be used in tandem with a subsequent command, that it executes in the background. This is particularly helpful when you are performing ArcGIS Enterprise workflows. To better guide us in this blog, we will break down the examples into different sections, outlined in our table of contents.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Introducing nohup<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Using nohup in the background<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>1. Introducing nohup<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s see an example of nohup\u2019s usage below with publishing services in batch to our Enterprise Portal:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/09\/nohup.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p>So what\u2019s going on here? By running the <em>nohup<\/em> command ahead of our <em>batch-publishing.sh<\/em> Bash script, I am outsourcing the output. By default, that goes into a generated file called <em>nohup.out<\/em>, but that can be redirected to a filename of your choosing.<\/p>\n<p>Once the script finishes, we are back at our shell prompt as seen below:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/09\/nohup-2.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Using an editor or simply running the <em>cat<\/em> command, we can investigate the results of the command.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Using nohup in the background<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The above example is great, but we desire more. We need to be able to place this in the background while we work on other important tasks. Luckily, nohup offers that flexibility as well. We can simply modify the above example to show the following:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/09\/nohup-3.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Simply adding the &amp; sign at the end places our task in the background! Notice that immediately following is the PID associated with this command. As this command is in the background, you can press \u2018Enter\u2019 on your keyboard and let the command play out.<\/p>\n<p>As with before, you can track the progress inside the nohup.out file. Additionally, as this is in the background, using the <em>fg<\/em> command, you can bring the <em>nohup<\/em> back into the foreground.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Conclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The nohup command can be a powerful command to help further streamline your ArcGIS Enterprise workflows. It is simple to use and is a great tool to add to your Linux toolbox. 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