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keep a process running until proper exit
$ nohup your_process &
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Run your_process with nohup to ignore hangup signal, and append & to the command to run it in the background. This will keep the process running even after you log out.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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  • keep a process running until proper exit?
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