setsid


>>-setsid--sid-------------------------------------------------><

Function

setsid invokes the setsid callable service to create a new session with the calling process as its session leader. The caller becomes the group leader of a new process group.

Parameters

sid: The process ID of the calling process, which becomes the session or process group ID of the new process group.

Usage notes

The calling process does not have a controlling terminal.

Example

In the following example, assume that sid was assigned a value earlier in the exec:

"setsid" sid