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Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2009 10:05:55 +0000
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Subject: Re: Why does exiting bash window kill off Gvim? (Windows version, but  	X-would be same question)
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2009/12/4 Christopher Faylor:
>>Hang on, if I do this:
>>
>>$ setsid gvim -display :0 &
>>
>>in a bash console and then close the console, gvim continues to work,
>>so either setsid or gvim itself does detach from the console.
>
> That makes sense. =C2=A0Cygwin sends explicit SIGHUPs to other members of=
 the
> console process group when it receives a CTRL_CLOSE_EVENT. =C2=A0setsid s=
hould
> fix that.
>
> You shouldn't need the '&' in the above scenario. =C2=A0Did that actually=
 make
> a difference?

I hadn't even tried without, and you're right, setsid doesn't wait for
the program to finish anyway.

Andy

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