Starting An App From A Command-line

linuxdawg · 02-02-2005, 05:17 AM

How do I start an application, lets say mozilla, from an xterm prompt so that when I close the xterm window, mozilla doesn't close with it?

nixcraft · 02-02-2005, 05:20 AM

Type

app-name &

Wim Sturkenboom · 02-02-2005, 06:39 AM

Hi nixcraft, does not work. If you kill the parent (xterm), you will also kill all its children (mozilla).

I unfortunately don't know a way around it.

freeka · 02-02-2005, 06:51 AM

nohup programmname &

nixcraft · 02-02-2005, 09:01 AM

freeka is right.

use as follows

nohup app-name &

linuxdawg · 02-02-2005, 09:06 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by freeka
nohup programmname &

Thanks freeka, and every who responded to the thread!