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| 295b3979 | 1 | //po4a: entry man manual |
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2 | // Rick Sladkey <jrs@world.std.com> |
| 3 | // In the public domain. | |
| 4 | = setsid(1) | |
| 5 | :doctype: manpage | |
| f42ed819 | 6 | :man manual: User Commands |
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7 | :man source: util-linux {release-version} |
| 8 | :page-layout: base | |
| 9 | :command: setsid | |
| 10 | ||
| 11 | == NAME | |
| 12 | ||
| 13 | setsid - run a program in a new session | |
| 14 | ||
| 15 | == SYNOPSIS | |
| 16 | ||
| 4d297435 | 17 | *setsid* [options] _program_ [_arguments_] |
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18 | |
| 19 | == DESCRIPTION | |
| 20 | ||
| 21 | *setsid* runs a program in a new session. The command calls *fork*(2) if already a process group leader. Otherwise, it executes a program in the current process. This default behavior is possible to override by the *--fork* option. | |
| 22 | ||
| 23 | == OPTIONS | |
| 24 | ||
| 25 | *-c*, *--ctty*:: | |
| 4eab78d3 | 26 | Set the controlling terminal to the current one. |
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27 | |
| 28 | *-f*, *--fork*:: | |
| 4eab78d3 | 29 | Always create a new process. |
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30 | |
| 31 | *-w*, *--wait*:: | |
| 4eab78d3 | 32 | Wait for the execution of the program to end, and return the exit status of this program as the exit status of *setsid*. |
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33 | |
| 34 | *-V*, *--version*:: | |
| 4eab78d3 | 35 | Display version information and exit. |
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36 | |
| 37 | *-h*, *--help*:: | |
| 4eab78d3 | 38 | Display help text and exit. |
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39 | |
| 40 | == AUTHORS | |
| 41 | ||
| 42 | mailto:jrs@world.std.com[Rick Sladkey] | |
| 43 | ||
| 44 | == SEE ALSO | |
| 45 | ||
| 46 | *setsid*(2) | |
| 47 | ||
| 625e9c61 | 48 | include::man-common/bugreports.adoc[] |
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| 625e9c61 | 50 | include::man-common/footer.adoc[] |
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51 | |
| 52 | ifdef::translation[] | |
| 625e9c61 | 53 | include::man-common/translation.adoc[] |
| b9d2ddfb | 54 | endif::[] |