Man1 - setsid.1
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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
SEE ALSO
*setsid*(2)
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/.