NAME
setsid - run a program in a new session
SYNOPSIS
setsid [options] program [arguments]
DESCRIPTION
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.
OPTIONS
- -c, --ctty
-
Set the controlling terminal to the current one.
- -f, --fork
-
Always create a new process.
- -w, --wait
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Wait for the execution of the program to end, and return the exit status of this program as the exit status of setsid.
- -h, --help
-
Display help text and exit.
- -V, --version
-
Display version and exit.
AUTHORS
Rick Sladkey <[email protected]>
SEE ALSO
REPORTING BUGS
For bug reports, use the issue tracker <https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/issues>.
AVAILABILITY
The setsid command is part of the util-linux package which can be downloaded from Linux Kernel Archive <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/>.