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Re: Short question



In <37AF8EFA.115DC434@usa.net>, Isaac Aaron <iaaron@usa.net> writes:

> Does anybody know a shell command that allows me to run something in the
> background immediately?

Use nohup if you're using a Bourne shell (sh) descendant.

Just use `&' if you're using a C shell (csh) descendant.

For this purpose, bash (the bastard shell) compiled with job control,
acts as a csh descendant.


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