On Thu, 16 Jun 2011 23:46:39 -0430 Patrick O'Callaghan <pocallaghan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > The '&' is not part of the command. It's an instruction to the Shell > to run the command in the background. See any beginner's guide to any > Unix/Linux shell (sh, csh, bash, ksh, zsh, ...) for more information. Ah, that, and ^Z to send the app in the background, or $bg/$fg + PID. I have seen that, but I don't usually use the shell to launch the applications. so, the '&' part is superfluous when I pass the command in my bashrc file, I guess. -- nomnex <nomnex@xxxxxxxxx> -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
