Run a program independently of console [closed]

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How do I detach a process from Terminal, entirely?

I'm using CentOs with KDE. I want to run, for example, kedit via console. But when I close the console, kedit closes too – I think because it is its child process.

How can I run it independently?

Answer 1

nohup kedit &

nohup - stops the process responding to the HUP signal, which is what is closing it.

& - run the process 'in the background', essentially returning your command prompt to you after you run it, rather than when it ends.