Linux setsid Command

What is Linux setsid Command?#

In this tutorial we learn how to use setsid command in Linux. setsid command is setsid - run a program in a new session.

setsid Syntax#

setsid [options] program [arguments]

setsid Examples#

setsid Command Manual / Help#

We can use man and info command to see the manual page of setsid command. setsid command also have --help option to show list of options.

To open man page for setsid command we can use command below. To exit man or info page you can press q.

man setsid

To open info page for setsid command we can use command below.

info setsid

To open help page from setsid command we can run command below.

setsid --help

Linux setsid Command Source Code#

You can find setsid command source code from the folowing repositories:

• setsid source code on GitHub
• util-linux releases on kernel.org

Related Linux Commands#

You can read tutorials of related Linux commands below:

• Linux w Command
• Linux id Command
• Linux who Command

Summary#

In this tutorial we learn how to use setsid in Linux with practical examples. Visit our Linux Commands guide to learn more about using command line interface in Linux.