NAME | SYNOPSIS | DESCRIPTION | OPTIONS | SEE ALSO | AUTHOR | AVAILABILITY | COLOPHON |
SETSID(1) User Commands SETSID(1)
setsid - run a program in a new session
setsid [options] program [arguments]
setsid runs a program in a new session.
-c, --ctty Set the controlling terminal to the current one. -w, --wait Wait for the execution of the program to end, and return the exit value of this program as the return value of setsid. -V, --version Display version information and exit. -h, --help Display help text and exit.
setsid(2)
Rick Sladkey <jrs@world.std.com>
The setsid command is part of the util-linux package and is available from https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/.
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