nohup

runs a command immune to hangups

Run command immune to hangups

$ nohup [command] &

Run with output to file

$ nohup [command] > [output.log] 2>&1 &

Run script in background

$ nohup [./script.sh] &

Run with custom output

$ nohup [command] > [custom.out] &

nohup command [arguments]

nohup runs a command immune to hangups. Process continues after logout.
The tool detaches from terminal. Output goes to nohup.out by default.

COMMAND

Command to run.

ARGUMENTS

Command arguments.

--help

Display help information.

Combine with & for background. Output to nohup.out. Signal handling modified.

nohup is a classic Unix command for running processes that survive terminal disconnection.