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NOTTY(1)               DragonFly General Commands Manual              NOTTY(1)

NAME
     notty -- Execute a program in the background, detached from the control-
     ling terminal

SYNOPSIS
     notty [-012] command args ...

DESCRIPTION
     The notty utility will detach the specified command from the controlling
     terminal, running it in the background.  By default stdin, stdout, and
     stderr are set to /dev/null.

     The following options are available:

     -0      Leave stdin open.

     -1      Leave stdout open.

     -2      Leave stderr open.

HISTORY
     The notty command was originally written in 1994 by Matthew Dillon to
     provide a convenient shortcut for detaching programs.

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