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class method

Process.setsid

Process.setsid → integer

static VALUE
proc_setsid(VALUE _)
{
    rb_pid_t pid;

    pid = setsid();
    if (pid < 0) rb_sys_fail(0);
    return PIDT2NUM(pid);
}

Establishes this process as a new session and process group leader, with no controlling tty. Returns the session id. Not available on all platforms.

Example

Process.setsid   #=> 27422

See also .setrlimit .spawn .setproctitle .times also in 4.1 · 4.0 · 3.4 · 3.3 · 3.1 · 3.0