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// Rick Sladkey <jrs@world.std.com>
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= setsid(1)
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: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*.

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== AUTHORS

mailto:jrs@world.std.com[Rick Sladkey]

== SEE ALSO

*setsid*(2)

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