SETSID
Section: User Commands (1)
Updated: 2022-05-11
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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
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Set the controlling terminal to the current one.
-f, --fork
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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.
-V, --version
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Display version information and exit.
-h, --help
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Display help text and exit.
AUTHORS
SEE ALSO
setsid(2)
REPORTING BUGS
For bug reports, use the issue tracker at
<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/>.
Index
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- SYNOPSIS
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- DESCRIPTION
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- OPTIONS
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- SEE ALSO
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- REPORTING BUGS
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- AVAILABILITY
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