Manual: setsid

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 

SEE ALSO
       setsid(2)

REPORTING BUGS
       For bug reports, use the issue tracker .

AVAILABILITY
       The setsid command is part of the util-linux package which can be downloaded from Linux Kernel Archive
       .

util-linux 2.41.3					 2025-12-15						   SETSID(1)