setsid(1) - Linux man page

Name

setsid - run a program in a new session

Synopsis

setsid program [arg...]

Description

setsid runs a program in a new session.

See Also

setsid(2)

Author

Rick Sladkey <jrs@world.std.com>

Availability

The setsid command is part of the util-linux-ng package and is available from ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux-ng/.