The use of the Linux nohup command

When applying unix/linux, we usually want to let a program run in the background, so we will often use & at the end of the program to let the program run automatically. For example we want to run MySQL in the background:/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqld_safe–user=mysql &. But there are many programs that are not like mysqld, so we need nohup commands, how to use the Nohup command? This explains some of the uses of the Nohup command.

Nohup/root/start.sh &

Prompt after carriage return in shell:

[~]$ appending output to Nohup.out

The standard output of the original program is automatically redirected to the Nohup.out file in the current directory, which plays the role of log.

But sometimes in this step there is a problem, when the terminal is closed, the process will be automatically closed, see Nohup.out can be seen in the shutdown Terminal Instant service automatically shut down.

When the shell is prompted to nohup successful, you also need to press the terminal keyboard any key to return to the Shell Input Command window, and then exit the terminal by entering exit in the shell;

If you close the terminal after each successful execution of the nohup, click the Close Program button. The session corresponding to this command will be broken, causing the nohup corresponding process to be notified together shutdown.

Attached: nohup Command Reference

Nohup command

Purpose: To run the command without hanging off.

Syntax: Nohup Command [Arg ...] [&]

Description: The nohup command runs commands specified by the command parameter and any related ARG parameters, ignoring all hang-up (SIGHUP) signals. Use the Nohup command to run a program in the background after logging off. To run the Nohup command in the background, add & (the symbol representing "and") to the end of the command.

The output is appended to the Nohup.out file in the current directory, regardless of whether the output of the Nohup command is redirected to the terminal. If the nohup.out file for the current directory is not writable, the output is redirected to the/home/nohup.out file. If no file can be created or opened for appending, then the command specified by the commands parameter is not callable. If the standard error is a terminal, then all output of the specified command to the standard error is redirected to the same file descriptor as the standard output.

Exit Status: The command returns the following exit values:

126 you can find but not invoke commands specified by the command parameter.

The 127 nohup command has an error or cannot find the command specified by the commands parameter.

Otherwise, the exit status of the Nohup command is the command parameter that specifies the exit state of the commands.

Nohup command and its output file

Nohup command: If you are running a process and you feel that the process will not end when you exit the account, you can use the Nohup command. This command can continue to run the process after you exit the account/close the terminal. Nohup is the meaning of not hanging (no hang up).

The general form of the command is: Nohup Command &

To submit a job using the Nohup command

If you submit a job using the Nohup command, all output from the job is redirected to a file named Nohup.out by default, unless the output file is specified separately:

Nohup Command 1 > Myout.file 2>&1

In the example above, the output is redirected to the Myout.file file.

The use of the Linux nohup command