> I just tried: > > % cat /tmp/test.sh > nohup /usr/bin/tail -f /tmp/test.in > /tmp/test.out 2>&1 & > > (note that all output is redirected) > > C:\> plink user at host /tmp/test.sh > ... > C:\> > > on the remote host > % echo "10" >> /tmp/test.in > % cat /tmp/test.out > ... > 10 > % ps ax|grep tail > ... /usr/bin/tail -f /tmp/test.in > > Right, but do something that takes a while, like a large dd from /dev/random and see what plink does :) jlc