1 /* vi: set sw=4 ts=4: */
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
17 //usage:#define setsid_trivial_usage
18 //usage: "[-c] 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 (^C etc).\n"
22 //usage: "\n -c Set controlling terminal to stdin"
26 int setsid_main(int argc
, char **argv
) MAIN_EXTERNALLY_VISIBLE
;
27 int setsid_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM
, char **argv
)
31 opt_complementary
= "-1"; /* at least one arg */
32 opt
= getopt32(argv
, "+c"); /* +: stop on first non-opt */
35 /* setsid() is allowed only when we are not a process group leader.
36 * Otherwise our PID serves as PGID of some existing process group
37 * and cannot be used as PGID of a new process group.
39 * Example: setsid() below fails when run alone in interactive shell:
41 * because shell's child (setsid) is put in a new process group.
42 * But doesn't fail if shell is not interactive
43 * (and therefore doesn't create process groups for pipes),
44 * or if setsid is not the first process in the process group:
45 * $ true | setsid PROG
46 * or if setsid is executed in backquotes (`setsid PROG`)...
49 pid_t pid
= fork_or_rexec(argv
);
53 * we can waitpid(pid, &status, 0) and then even
54 * emulate exitcode, making the behavior consistent
55 * in both forked and non forked cases.
56 * However, the code is larger and upstream
57 * does not do such trick.
63 /* now there should be no error: */
68 /* -c: set (with stealing) controlling tty */
69 ioctl(0, TIOCSCTTY
, 1);
72 BB_EXECVP_or_die(argv
);