Start a job that doesn't end when my terminal session is running?

Question

How can I get started on a * nix system that won't quit when my session ends?

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C. Ross Apr 10 10 at 13:26

2 answers

nohup your_process &

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newdayrising Apr 10 10 at 13:27

JSchaefer · Accepted Answer · 2010-04-10T13:31:50+0000

Use the command nohup

and then add an ampersand (&) at the end to put the job in the background.

$ nohup ./fetch_command > fetch_log_file &

Then you can exit the shell and continue working.