(xclock &) & not sure what it's called, but that works. i used to knwo the name, but i've become old and stupid. -d Jay Daniels said: > If I open a terminal and run a program in the background using the "&" > when I close the terminal the program gets killed. > > xclock & > x out of terminal kills xclock! > > How do I prevent this? > > > jay > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list -+(duncan brown -+(duncanbrown@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx -+(http://www.linuxadvocate.net () ascii ribbon campaign - against html e-mail /\ - against microsoft attachments Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving wordy evidence of the fact. -- George Eliot
