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SETSID(1) | User Commands | SETSID(1) |
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¶
Rick Sladkey <jrs@world.std.com>
SEE ALSO¶
REPORTING BUGS¶
For bug reports, use the issue tracker at <https://github.com/karelzak/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/>.
2022-01-06 | util-linux 2.37.4 |