sys-utils/setsid.1.adoc

   1 //po4a: entry man manual
   2 // Rick Sladkey <jrs@world.std.com>
   3 // In the public domain.
   4 = setsid(1)
   5 :doctype: manpage
   6 :man manual: User Commands
   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
  17 *setsid* [options] _program_ [_arguments_]
  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*::
  26 Set the controlling terminal to the current one.
  27
  28 *-f*, *--fork*::
  29 Always create a new process.
  30
  31 *-w*, *--wait*::
  32 Wait for the execution of the program to end, and return the exit status of this program as the exit status of *setsid*.
  33
  34 *-V*, *--version*::
  35 Display version information and exit.
  36
  37 *-h*, *--help*::
  38 Display help text and exit.
  39
  40 == AUTHORS
  41
  42 mailto:jrs@world.std.com[Rick Sladkey]
  43
  44 == SEE ALSO
  45
  46 *setsid*(2)
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