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disown

Removes jobs from shell job control.

disown tells the shell to stop tracking a job, often so it is not sent a hangup signal when the shell exits.

Syntax
disown [%job]

Arguments explained

  • Options adjust output or behavior.
  • Arguments name the files, services, hosts, or values the command should work with.

Common examples

Disown the latest job
long-job &
disown

Starts a job and removes it from shell job tracking.

Disown a specific job
disown %1

Removes job 1 from shell tracking.

disown Command
FieldDetails
Commanddisown
CategoryJobs and Background Execution
Primary useRemoves jobs from shell job control.
Syntaxdisown [%job]

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