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Re: Why does exiting bash window kill off Gvim? (Windows version, but X-would be same question)
2009/12/4 Christopher Faylor:
>>Hang on, if I do this:
>>
>>$ setsid gvim -display :0 &
>>
>>in a bash console and then close the console, gvim continues to work,
>>so either setsid or gvim itself does detach from the console.
>
> That makes sense. ÂCygwin sends explicit SIGHUPs to other members of the
> console process group when it receives a CTRL_CLOSE_EVENT. Âsetsid should
> fix that.
>
> You shouldn't need the '&' in the above scenario. ÂDid that actually make
> a difference?
I hadn't even tried without, and you're right, setsid doesn't wait for
the program to finish anyway.
Andy
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