Name
background — run program without waiting for it
Synopsis
background {subprogram} {args...}
Description
background runs subprogram as a child process (not a process group leader) and then exits without waiting for subprogram to finish.
History
background was originally part of Daniel J. Bernstein's ptyget toolset in 1996.
Author
Original code and documentation by Daniel J. Bernstein.
Documentation modernizations by Jonathan de Boyne Pollard.