Launching graphical programs from a terminal window

[Andre Truter]

On 2/4/06, Joe(theWordy)Philbrook <jtwdyp at ttlc.net> wrote:

>
> Wouldn't it be simpler to use nohup???
>

Yes, it would
[...]
> My reasoning is if you can even logout without hanging up the process,
> you should dang sure be able to close the terminal window.
>
> If I'm wrong, then surely someone wiser will correct me...
>

I normally use nohup if I need to run a non-gui proces in the
background and I need to close the terminal before the job ends.

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