HOME
If the output file nohup.out cannot be created in the current directory, the nohup utility uses the directory named by HOME to create the file.
nohup1
Invoke a utility immune to hangups
Usage
nohup [--]
utility
[arguments]
Overview
The nohup utility invokes utility with its arguments and at this time sets the signal SIGHUP to be ignored. If the standard output is a terminal, the standard output is appended to the file nohup.out in the current directory. If standard error is a terminal, it is directed to the same place as the standard output.
Some shells may provide a builtin nohup command which is similar or identical to this utility. Consult the builtin(1) manual page.
Environment
The following variables are utilized by nohup:
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PATH -
Used to locate the requested utility if the name contains no ‘/’ characters.
Exit status
The nohup utility exits with one of the following values:
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126 -
The utility was found, but could not be invoked.
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127 -
The utility could not be found or an error occurred in
nohup.
Otherwise, the exit status of nohup will be that of utility.
Releases
87 releases since FreeBSD 2.0.5-RELEASE; the text changed 42 times.