1SETSID(1) User Commands SETSID(1)
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6 setsid - run a program in a new session
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9 setsid [options] program [arguments]
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12 setsid runs a program in a new session. The command calls fork(2) if
13 already a process group leader. Otherwise, it executes a program in
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19 Set the controlling terminal to the current one.
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22 Always create a new process.
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25 Wait for the execution of the program to end, and return the
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29 Display version information and exit.
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32 Display help text and exit.
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35 Rick Sladkey <jrs@world.std.com>
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38 setsid(2)
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41 The setsid command is part of the util-linux package and is available
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