How do you make a background process run?

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Posted On: Feb 22, 2018

 

To run a background process, use the following command.

$command & - It will make your command run in the background but will be killed if the session is closed.

nohup <command><args> ><filename> 2>&1 & - It will make your command running in the background even if the session is closed.

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