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1 /* vi: set sw=4 ts=4: */
2 /*
3 * setsid.c -- execute a command in a new session
4 * Rick Sladkey <jrs@world.std.com>
5 * In the public domain.
7 * 1999-02-22 Arkadiusz Mickiewicz <misiek@pld.ORG.PL>
8 * - added Native Language Support
10 * 2001-01-18 John Fremlin <vii@penguinpowered.com>
11 * - fork in case we are process group leader
13 * 2004-11-12 Paul Fox
14 * - busyboxed
17 //usage:#define setsid_trivial_usage
18 //usage: "PROG ARGS"
19 //usage:#define setsid_full_usage "\n\n"
20 //usage: "Run PROG in a new session. PROG will have no controlling terminal\n"
21 //usage: "and will not be affected by keyboard signals (Ctrl-C etc).\n"
22 //usage: "See setsid(2) for details."
24 #include "libbb.h"
26 int setsid_main(int argc, char **argv) MAIN_EXTERNALLY_VISIBLE;
27 int setsid_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
29 if (!argv[1])
30 bb_show_usage();
32 /* setsid() is allowed only when we are not a process group leader.
33 * Otherwise our PID serves as PGID of some existing process group
34 * and cannot be used as PGID of a new process group. */
35 if (setsid() < 0) {
36 pid_t pid = fork_or_rexec(argv);
37 if (pid != 0) {
38 /* parent */
39 /* TODO:
40 * we can waitpid(pid, &status, 0) and then even
41 * emulate exitcode, making the behavior consistent
42 * in both forked and non forked cases.
43 * However, the code is larger and upstream
44 * does not do such trick.
46 exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
49 /* child */
50 /* now there should be no error: */
51 setsid();
54 argv++;
55 BB_EXECVP_or_die(argv);