args(1)

💖 args(1) — bestie edition 💖

okay so real talk, this page lives in the GNU Telephony manual set, and it's filed under args(1). yes the NAME says pdetach. no I will not be explaining that. we move. 🫶

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✨ NAME ✨

pdetach — execute detached processes 👑 (yes, the page is args(1), the command is pdetach, this is just how it is, we vibe)

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

args [stdiooptions] command [args...]

like. you give it some stdio options if you want, then the command, then whatever args that command needs. that's the whole deal. 💅

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

So this command is for running processes that are fully detached from the shell and from the user's controlling terminal. literally untethered. main character energy, no strings attached. ✨

The big slay here: detached processes will not exit if the user logs out. they just keep going. iconic. 💀

And because that's a lot of freedom, you can also mess with the stdio options to attach the process to another device or file instead. redirect the whole vibe. 🎀

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💅 OPTIONS 💅

• --error=path — sets stderr for the detached process. where the screaming goes. 😭
• --input=path — sets stdin for the detached process. where the snacking comes from. 🍓
• --output=path — sets stdout for the detached process. where the thoughts get written down. ✨

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🌈 AUTHOR 🌈

pdetach was written by David Sugar <dyfet@gnutelephony.org>. king behavior, no cap. 👑

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🙈 REPORTING BUGS 🙈

Found a bug? spill it. report bugs to bug-commoncpp@gnu.org or bugs@gnutelephony.org. 📬

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⭐ COPYRIGHT ⭐

Copyright © 2009-2014 David Sugar, Tycho Softworks.

This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, bestie. it's giving "you're on your own" and honestly? respect. 💀

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and that's the page fr fr 🧚 — brought to you by GNU uCommon, dated January 2010, filed as args(1). go detach something, you got this 💜🦋🎀