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setsid: Run a program in a new session setting the current terminal as the controlling terminal.
$ setsid --ctty ${program}
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The command "setsid" is used to run a program in a new session, detached from the current terminal session. The "--ctty" option tells setsid to allocate a controlling terminal for the new session. The "${program}" is a placeholder for the name or path of the program you want to run.

Essentially, this command runs the specified program in a new session and assigns it a controlling terminal, which allows the program to interact with the terminal independently of the current session. This can be useful when you want to run a program that requires a terminal interaction, but you don't want it to be affected by the current session or be terminated if the current terminal is closed.

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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