<p><a href="https://www.gnu.org/software/screen/" rel="nofollow">GNU Screen</a> is often the ideal tool to run interactive programs in the background. You can also run it with --syslog and/or --api-listen to have a more traditional daemon-type process.</p>

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2013-11-24T07:50:01.457Z
Hey, thanks for the reply Luke!  Would I be correct in presuming that you're the manager of the bfgminer project?  If so, many thanks for the software!  I think I'm sort of getting the picture but say I wanted to get it running via ssh and then forget it would I run `bfgminer --api-listen`?  In that case, how might I be able to log back in to check how it's running?  Thanks again for the reply.
neanderslob
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2013-11-27T06:16:22.177Z
If you start BFGMiner outside a screen and without --api-listen, the only way to get into it remotely would be to attach GDB and manually start it - and that wouldn't be very simple.
Luke Dashjr
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2013-11-24T05:54:33.780Z
Luke Dashjr
<p>I'm just starting to screw around with bitcoin mining.  I've been a long time Boinc pseudo-enthusiast and so I just had to check out bitcoin mining.  I've started using bfgminer and I'm a little confused as to how its administration should go.</p>

<p>I get it running in the terminal and it shows me the main menu, but is there a way to exit out of that menu and keep it running in the background?  Then once it's going, is there a way to bring the menu back up to check in on it?</p>

<p>I've looked around for an answer to this and I haven't been able to find one yet; can anyone put me on the right track?</p>

<p>Many thanks in advance!</p>

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Administration of bfgminer in linux
neanderslob
# Administration of bfgminer in linux

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-11-24)

I'm just starting to screw around with bitcoin mining. I've been a long time Boinc pseudo-enthusiast and so I just had to check out bitcoin mining. I've started using bfgminer and I'm a little confused as to how its administration should go.

I get it running in the terminal and it shows me the main menu, but is there a way to exit out of that menu and keep it running in the background? Then once it's going, is there a way to bring the menu back up to check in on it?

I've looked around for an answer to this and I haven't been able to find one yet; can anyone put me on the right track?

Many thanks in advance!

**Tags:** linux, ubuntu, bfgminer


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2013-11-24. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

[GNU Screen](https://www.gnu.org/software/screen/) is often the ideal tool to run interactive programs in the background. You can also run it with --syslog and/or --api-listen to have a more traditional daemon-type process.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Hey, thanks for the reply username_1!  Would I be correct in presuming that you're the manager of the bfgminer project?  If so, many thanks for the software!  I think I'm sort of getting the picture but say I wanted to get it running via ssh and then forget it would I run `bfgminer --api-listen`?  In that case, how might I be able to log back in to check how it's running?  Thanks again for the reply.  
> **username_1**: If you start BFGMiner outside a screen and without --api-listen, the only way to get into it remotely would be to attach GDB and manually start it - and that wouldn't be very simple.  

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