Op Mon, 14 Feb 2005 17:03:08 +0000 schreef Anne Wilson: >> mozilla-firefox & > >Forgot to mention that - if you just type 'mozilla-firefox' it will run >in the terminal window, and you will not be able to use that window >for anything else. What's worse, if you shut the window the app will >close. Adding the '&' to the line makes it run in the background, >which is what you want most of the time.
Careful here: just appending & behind the command will release the program from the xterm, but when you close the xterm, sometimes the program you just started will also be terminated. Best to prevent that is to run nohup mozilla-firefox & That disconnects the program from the xterm entirely. Paul -- Giraffiti: Vandalism spray-painted very, very high. http://www.nlpagan.net/linux.php Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet?
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