Linux "setsid" Command Line Options and Examples

creates a session and sets the process group ID

setsid runs a program in a new session. The command calls fork(2) if already a process group leader. Other‐ wise, it executes a program in the current process.

Usage:

setsid [options] program [arguments]

Command Line Options:

-c

Set the controlling terminal to the current one.


                            setsid -c ...

-w

Wait for the execution of the program to end, and return the exit value of this program as the returnvalue of setsid.


                            setsid -w ...

-V

Display version information and exit.


                            setsid -V ...

-h

Display help text and exit.


                            setsid -h ...