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40 .Nd invoke a command immune to hangups
48 command allows the specified utility to be protected from termination
49 if the user should become logged out
50 (for example, due to a modem line or TCP/IP connection being dropped).
56 .Pq Dq terminal line hangup
60 along with any arguments.
62 If the standard output is a terminal, the standard output is
65 in the current directory.
66 If standard error is a terminal, it is directed to the same place
67 as the standard output.
70 cannot be created in the current directory,
72 attempts to create the file in the user's home directory.
76 either in the current directory or the user's home directory,
78 will exit without invoking
80 with an exit value as described below.
82 The following variable is used by
86 User's home directory.
91 utility exits with one of the following values:
96 was found but could not be invoked.
100 could not be found or an error occurred in
104 Otherwise, the exit status of
113 command is expected to be