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+/* vi: set sw=4 ts=4: */
+/*
+ * setsid.c -- execute a command in a new session
+ * Rick Sladkey <jrs@world.std.com>
+ * In the public domain.
+ *
+ * 1999-02-22 Arkadiusz Mi¶kiewicz <misiek@pld.ORG.PL>
+ * - added Native Language Support
+ *
+ * 2001-01-18 John Fremlin <vii@penguinpowered.com>
+ * - fork in case we are process group leader
+ *
+ * 2004-11-12 Paul Fox
+ * - busyboxed
+ */
+
+#include "busybox.h"
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+int setsid_main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+        if (argc < 2)
+                bb_show_usage();
+
+        if (getpgrp() == getpid()) {
+                switch (fork()){
+                case -1:
+                        bb_perror_msg_and_die("fork");
+                case 0:
+                        break;
+                default:        /* parent */
+                        exit(0);
+                }
+                /* child falls through */
+        }
+
+        setsid();  /* no error possible */
+
+        execvp(argv[1], argv + 1);
+
+        bb_perror_msg_and_die("%s", argv[1]);
+}