---
name: "nohup"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "coreutils"
version: "9.12-2"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux", "freebsd", "openbsd", "macos"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/nohup"
---

# nohup(1)

run a command immune to hangups, with output to a non-tty

## NAME

nohup - run a command immune to hangups, with output to a non-tty

## SYNOPSIS

**nohup** *COMMAND* \[*ARG*\]...\
 **nohup** *OPTION*

## DESCRIPTION

Run COMMAND, ignoring hangup signals.

- **--help**

  display this help and exit

- **--version**

  output version information and exit

If standard input is a terminal, redirect it from an unreadable file. If standard output is a terminal, append output to 'nohup.out' if possible, '$HOME/nohup.out' otherwise. If standard error is a terminal, redirect it to standard output. To save output to FILE, use 'nohup COMMAND \> FILE'.

Your shell may have its own version of nohup, which usually supersedes the version described here.  Please refer to your shell's documentation for details about the options it supports.

### Exit status:

- 125

  if the nohup command itself fails

- 126

  if COMMAND is found but cannot be invoked

- 127

  if COMMAND cannot be found

- \-

  the exit status of COMMAND otherwise

## AUTHOR

Written by Jim Meyering.

## REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to: \<bug-coreutils@gnu.org\>.\
 Report any translation bugs to: \<https://translationproject.org/team/\>.\
 GNU coreutils home page: \<https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/\>\
 General help using GNU software: \<https://www.gnu.org/gethelp/\>

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2026 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later \<https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html\>.\
 This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

## SEE ALSO

Full documentation \<https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/nohup\>\
 or available locally via: info '(coreutils) nohup invocation'