SETSID(1)			  User Commands			       SETSID(1)

NAME
     setsid - run a program in a new session

SYNOPSIS
     setsid [options] program [arguments]

DESCRIPTION
     setsid  runs  a  program in a new session. The command calls fork(2) if al-
     ready a process group leader. Otherwise, it executes a program in the  cur-
     rent  process.  This default behavior is possible to override by the --fork
     option.

OPTIONS
     -c, --ctty
	 Set the controlling terminal to the current one.

     -f, --fork
	 Always create a new process.

     -w, --wait
	 Wait for the execution of the program to end, and return the exit  sta-
	 tus of this program as the exit status of setsid.

     -h, --help
	 Display help text and exit.

     -V, --version
	 Display version and exit.

AUTHORS
     Rick Sladkey <jrs@world.std.com>

SEE ALSO
     setsid(2)

REPORTING BUGS
     For	bug	  reports,	 use	   the	     issue	 tracker
     <https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/issues>.

AVAILABILITY
     The setsid command is part of the util-linux package  which  can  be  down-
     loaded	       from	       Linux		Kernel		 Archive
     <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/>.

util-linux 2.42.1		   2026-04-28			       SETSID(1)