setsid
Run a program in a new session if the calling process is not a process group leader. The created session is by default not controlled by the current terminal. More information: https://manned.org/setsid.
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Run a program in a new session:
setsid {{program}} -
Run a program in a new session discarding the resulting output and error:
setsid {{program}} > /dev/null 2>&1 -
Run a program creating a new process:
setsid --fork {{program}} -
Return the exit code of a program as the exit code of setsid when the program exits:
setsid --wait {{program}} -
Run a program in a new session setting the current terminal as the controlling terminal:
setsid --ctty {{program}}
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