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In Linux: how to exit a program but not kill it?

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Mar 15, 20266170 views

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I use Ubuntu 10.10, and I have a Python program (Mnemosyne) that I synchronize the data files using Dropbox. Here is my problem scenario. I leave the program running at home and go to work, but if I open the program at work and work on it the data file is changed, and I loose my progress at home wh…

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Try using a lower kill signal to the program such as 3 (SIGQUIT).

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