Simple dtach

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Simple dtach (sdtach) is a wrapper around the dtach command-line utility to make it slightly easier to use. It keeps dtach sessions in a standard location removing the need to specify sessions with -A.

dtach is a simplified alternative to tmux which allows you to detach and reattach your terminal to a running process, but it does not completely hijack your terminal like screen and tmux do. I am using this to have persistent ssh connections to a remote machine while running tmux locally.

Installation

simple-detach depends upon dtach which you can install with

sudo apt isntall dtach

You can install sdtach using pipx:

pipx install simple-dtach

Usage

To run cat in a way which can be detached run sdtach cat. You can use Ctrl-T (rather than dtach's Ctrl+\) to detach from an existing session. To reattach use sdtach. Exit the process as normall to kill the sessions.

If you do not specify a program the users defaut shell is run.

• If you want to have several processes at the same time you can use sdtach -n name.

You can list the curent sessions with --list

If errors occur, the --debug option may provide you with relevant information.

About me

I am @readwithai. I create tools for reading, research and agency sometimes using the markdown editor Obsidian.

I also create a stream of tools that are related to carrying out my work. If you are interested in this tool you might be interested in killable-sudo.which allows you to run a process as root or another user but kill it "as usual" with your process.

You might also be interested in my ffmpeg beginner's cookbook.

I write about lots of things - including tools like this - on X. My blog is more about reading and research and agency.