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// Rick Sladkey <jrs@world.std.com>
// In the public domain.
= setsid(1)
:doctype: manpage
:man manual: User Commands
:man source: util-linux {release-version}
:page-layout: base
:command: setsid
== 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
mailto:jrs@world.std.com[Rick Sladkey]
== SEE ALSO
*setsid*(2)
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