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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 Wait for the execution of the program to end, and return the exit status of this program as the exit status of setsid. -V, --version Display version information and exit. -h, --help Display help text and exit.

Authors

See Also

setsid(2)

Reporting Bugs

For bug reports, use the issue tracker at \c

Availability

The setsid command is part of the util-linux package which can be downloaded from \c