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 <[email protected]>Sladkey

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/>.

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