# Copyright (C) 2026 Rootiest # SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later # CATEGORY # 08-terminal-management # # SYNOPSIS # bkg [args...] # # DESCRIPTION # Launches a command in the background, fully detached from the terminal # using nohup. All stdout and stderr output is discarded. Simpler than # detach; no --version flag. # # ARGUMENTS # command The command to run detached # args... Additional arguments for the command # # EXIT STATUS # 0 Command launched successfully # 1 No command provided # # EXAMPLE # bkg firefox function bkg --description 'Execute bkg' # Check if a command was provided as an argument. if test -z "$argv[1]" set -l c_head (set_color --bold cyan) set -l c_cmd (set_color --bold) set -l c_arg (set_color cyan) set -l c_reset (set_color normal) echo "$c_head""Usage:$c_reset $c_cmd""bkg$c_reset $c_arg"" [arguments...]$c_reset" return 1 end # Run the command using nohup to make it immune to hangups (like closing the terminal). # Redirect both stdout and stderr to /dev/null to discard all output. # The final ampersand (&) sends the entire process to the background. nohup $argv &>/dev/null & end