SETSID(1)                                                 User Commands                                                 SETSID(1)

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

Rick Sladkey <jrs@world.std.com>

SEE ALSO

setsid(2)

REPORTING BUGS

For bug reports, use the issue tracker at https://github.com/util-linux/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/>. util-linux 2.39.3 2023-10-23 SETSID(1)