How can I run a shell script in background?
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edited Jun 24 '12 at 22:18
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Depending on what you are wanting, just add a & to the end of the command

script.sh &
command &

If you are running it in a terminal, and you want to then close the terminal, use nohup or disown

nohup

nohup script.sh &

disown

script &
disown