user9213: 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!

user942: GNU 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.

9213: <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>
 942: <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>
