How to launch an app in terminal, & keep it running after I close terminal?

kornerr · 10-01-2005, 10:01 AM

I like terminal, but sometimes I need to use Nautilus to launch, e.g., PDF viewer.
Then I usually close Nautilus and go on watching PDF.
I want to do the same from within terminal.

Is there a way to launch an app from terminal, and keep it running after I close the terminal?
(I'm not asking of "&" suffix)

Thanks.

jailbait · 10-01-2005, 11:04 AM

"Is there a way to launch an app from terminal, and keep it running after I close the terminal?
(I'm not asking of "&" suffix)"

You could minimize the terminal.

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aysiu · 10-01-2005, 11:28 AM

Don't launch it from terminal. Use the "Run" command instead.

perfect_circle · 10-01-2005, 11:46 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by kornerr
I like terminal, but sometimes I need to use Nautilus to launch, e.g., PDF viewer.
Then I usually close Nautilus and go on watching PDF.
I want to do the same from within terminal.

Is there a way to launch an app from terminal, and keep it running after I close the terminal?
(I'm not asking of "&" suffix)

Thanks.

hi kornerr, you are looking for the "nohup" command. Next time you launch such a command from a terminal, launch it like this:

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