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35.\"	@(#)nohup.1	8.1 (Berkeley) 6/6/93
36.\" $FreeBSD$
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38.Dd June 6, 1993
39.Dt NOHUP 1
40.Os
41.Sh NAME
42.Nm nohup
43.Nd invoke a command immune to hangups
44.Sh SYNOPSIS
45.Nm
46.Ar command
47.Op Ar arguments
48.Sh DESCRIPTION
49The
50.Nm
51utility invokes
52.Ar command
53with
54its
55.Ar arguments
56and at this time sets the signal
57.Dv SIGHUP
58to be ignored.
59The signal
60.Dv SIGQUIT
61may also be set
62to be ignored.
63If the standard output is a terminal, the standard output is
64appended to the file
65.Pa nohup.out
66in the current directory.
67If standard error is a terminal, it is directed to the same place
68as the standard output.
69.Pp
70.Nm Nohup
71exits 1 if an error occurs, otherwise the exit status is that of
72.Ar command  .
73.Pp
74Some shells may provide a builtin
75.Nm
76command which is similar or identical to this utility.
77Consult the
78.Xr builtin 1
79manual page.
80.Sh ENVIRONMENT
81The following variable is utilized by
82.Nm :
83.Bl -tag -width flag
84.It Ev HOME
85If the output file
86.Pa nohup.out
87cannot be created in the current directory, the
88.Nm
89utility uses the directory named by
90.Ev HOME
91to create the file.
92.El
93.Sh SEE ALSO
94.Xr builtin 1 ,
95.Xr csh 1 ,
96.Xr signal 3
97.Sh STANDARDS
98The
99.Nm
100utility is expected to be
101.St -p1003.2
102compatible.
103