> It doesn't seem to be just a matter of the terminal not updating...
Merely clicking the terminal tab on the window buttons panel widget does nothing - you actually have to click the terminal window itself to start things going again. The USB (external HD) drive activity light, after some activity as expected, suggests inactivity until this happens.
G
On Mon, 31 Jul 2017, at 01:25, Gareth Evans via Hampshire wrote:
> I have a local>local rsync job (between two USB drives) which is pauses some time after the terminal window focus is lost. Restoring the focus by clicking the rsync terminal window restarts activity.
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> It doesn't seem to be just a matter of the terminal not updating, as
>
> watch -n 1 df
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> in another window shows static target drive usage during "paused" periods, unless that isn't updating either, but I doubt that since as soon as the rsync terminal window is clicked, both it and the watch df terminal window show progress again.
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> Does anyone know if this is a bug/how it can be avoided?
>
> Ubuntu Mate 16.04.2
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> Thanks
> Gareth
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