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.\"     Title: setsid
.\"    Author: [see the "AUTHOR(S)" section]
.\" Generator: Asciidoctor 2.0.26
.\"      Date: 2026-09-02
.\"    Manual: User Commands
.\"    Source: util-linux 2.42.3
.\"  Language: English
.\"
.TH "SETSID" "1" "2026-09-02" "util\-linux 2.42.3" "User Commands"
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.SH "NAME"
setsid \- run a program in a new session
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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\fBsetsid\fP [options] \fIprogram\fP [\fIarguments\fP]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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\fBsetsid\fP runs a program in a new session. The command calls \fBfork\fP(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 \fB\-\-fork\fP option.
.SH "OPTIONS"
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\fB\-c\fP, \fB\-\-ctty\fP
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Set the controlling terminal to the current one.
.RE
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\fB\-f\fP, \fB\-\-fork\fP
.RS 4
Always create a new process.
.RE
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\fB\-w\fP, \fB\-\-wait\fP
.RS 4
Wait for the execution of the program to end, and return the exit status of this program as the exit status of \fBsetsid\fP.
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\fB\-h\fP, \fB\-\-help\fP
.RS 4
Display help text and exit.
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\fB\-V\fP, \fB\-\-version\fP
.RS 4
Display version and exit.
.RE
.SH "AUTHORS"
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.MTO "jrs\(atworld.std.com" "Rick Sladkey" ""
.SH "SEE ALSO"
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\fBsetsid\fP(2)
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
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For bug reports, use the \c
.URL "https://github.com/util\-linux/util\-linux/issues" "issue tracker" "."
.SH "AVAILABILITY"
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The \fBsetsid\fP command is part of the util\-linux package which can be downloaded from \c
.URL "https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util\-linux/" "Linux Kernel Archive" "."