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From: mike@whuxl.UUCP (BALDWIN)
Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards
Subject: Re: ps problem
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Date: Sat, 2-Feb-85 00:18:40 EST
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Posted: Sat Feb  2 00:18:40 1985
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Actually, "nohup ps" fails because nohup redirects stdout and stderr
to nohup.out, making your controlling terminal's name inaccessible.
Stdin is still connected, but ps doesn't use it.  "nohup cmd &" will
completely detach it (except for /dev/tty).  [this is on SVR2]