[ILUG-D] 1D1C - setsid

setsid - run a program in a new session

syntax $ setsid [options] program [arguments]

$ cat add.sh #!/bin/bash # Take input from user and calculate sum. read -p "Enter first number: " num1 read -p "Enter second number: " num2 sum=$(( $num1 + $num2 )) echo "Sum is: $sum" :x

To execute shell script in a new session. $ sudo setsid ./add.sh

To set the controlling terminal to the current one. $ sudo setsid -c ./add.sh

To wait for the execution of the program to end, and return the exit value of this program as the return value of setsid $ setsid -w ./add.sh

regards, T.Dhanasekar