OT Linux question - running a process in background

[Michael Yep <myep remotelink com>]

Hello

This is a general Linux question:

I have a large tar operation i started via a SSH terminal
Can I some how logoff / disconnect and not kill that process ?
In the past i have hit ctrl Z to send it to the background, but when I 
logout, all my jobs terminate
I heard that you can do something like this with NOHUP, but my process 
is running

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Michael Yep
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