util-linux/sys-utils/setsid.c

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/*
* setsid.c -- execute a command in a new session
* Rick Sladkey <jrs@world.std.com>
* In the public domain.
*/
#include <stdio.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
if (argc < 2) {
fprintf(stderr, "usage: %s program [arg ...]\n",
argv[0]);
exit(1);
}
if (setsid() < 0) {
perror("setsid");
exit(1);
}
execvp(argv[1], argv + 1);
perror("execvp");
exit(1);
}