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setsid − run a program in a new session
setsid [options] program [arguments]
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.
−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.
Rick Sladkey <jrs@world.std.com>
setsid(2)
For bug reports, use the issue tracker at <https://github.com/karelzak/util−linux/issues>.
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/>.