When you disown a Linux process in bash, you keep it from being terminated when you log out and allow it to finish on its own. This post shows how to use the disown command. When you want a process to ...

The nohup (no hangup) command will override the normal hangups (SIGHUP signals) that terminate processes when you log out. For example, if you wanted to run a process with a long-running loop and ...

One of the simplest ways to run a command in the background is by appending an ampersand (&) at the end of the command. This method instructs the shell to execute the command as a separate background ...

With UNIX having many tasks running simultaneously, through the years developers have incorporated several command-line tools that allow for live process management ...

If you see multiple processes of the same program running on your Windows 11 PC, there is no need to panic, as this is a normal behavior of all Windows computers. However, if you experience ...

Creating a lock file (say, in /tmp) is a common approach. On launch, check to see if the file already exists. If it does, exit. Otherwise, create it and continue. This can lead to problems if your app ...