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What does nohup do?

run a command immune to hangups, ignoring SIGHUP so it survives logout.

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nohup examples, explained

$ nohup ./server &

  • nohuprun a command immune to hangups, ignoring SIGHUP so it survives logout
  • ./serveran argument passed to the command
  • &run the preceding command in the background

$ nohup python app.py > out.log 2>&1 &

  • nohuprun a command immune to hangups, ignoring SIGHUP so it survives logout
  • pythonan argument passed to the command
  • app.pyan argument passed to the command
  • >redirect output into the given file (overwrite)
  • out.logan argument passed to the command
  • 2>&1send error output to the same place as normal output
  • &run the preceding command in the background

nohup flags & options

--helpshow usage information and exit
--versionprint version information and exit

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