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.\" $DragonFly: src/bin/notty/notty.1,v 1.3 2008/06/24 21:13:26 thomas Exp $
.Dd May 27, 2008
.Dt NOTTY 1
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm notty
.Nd Execute a program in the background, detached from the controlling terminal
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Op Fl 012
.Ar command Ar args ...
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
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.
.Pp
The following options are available:
.Bl -tag -width indent
.It Fl 0
Leave stdin open.
.It Fl 1
Leave stdout open.
.It Fl 2
Leave stderr open.
.El
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm
command was originally written in 1994 by Matthew Dillon to provide
a convenient shortcut for detaching programs.