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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 arg ...
48.Sh DESCRIPTION
49The
50.Nm
51utility invokes
52.Ar command
53with
54its arguments
55and at this time sets the signal
56.Dv SIGHUP
57to be ignored.
58The signal
59.Dv SIGQUIT
60may also be set
61to be ignored.
62If the standard output is a terminal, the standard output is
63appended to the file
64.Pa nohup.out
65in the current directory.
66If standard error is a terminal, it is directed to the same place
67as the standard output.
68.Pp
69.Nm Nohup
70exits 1 if an error occurs, otherwise the exit status is that of
71.Ar command  .
72.Pp
73Some shells may provide a builtin
74.Nm
75command which is similar or identical to this utility.
76Consult the
77.Xr builtin 1
78manual page.
79.Sh ENVIRONMENT
80The following variable is utilized by
81.Nm nohup .
82.Bl -tag -width flag
83.It Ev HOME
84If the output file
85.Pa nohup.out
86cannot be created in the current directory, the
87.Nm
88utility uses the directory named by
89.Ev HOME
90to create the file.
91.El
92.Sh SEE ALSO
93.Xr builtin 1 ,
94.Xr csh 1 ,
95.Xr signal 3
96.Sh STANDARDS
97The
98.Nm
99utility is expected to be
100.St -p1003.2
101compatible.
102