Using tmux

Suppose you're at work and need to compile some code before you
leave for the day.  It's going to take hours to finish and you need
to check on it.

SSH to the build box, start up a tmux session and kick off your build.

Detach your tmux session, disconnect your SSH connection, and
go home.

SSH to the build server and run "tmux ls" to get a list of your
tmux sessions and reattach to your session ("tmux a -t 1") to check
on your build.