The parenthesises execute the encapsulated commands in a subshell.
duncan brown wrote:
Austin Isler said:
(xclock &) &
not sure what it's called, but that works. i used
to knwo the name, but
i've become old and stupid.
AMPERSAND!!!!!
i know what the & symbol is called, you can't be a sysadmin for 7+ years
without learning that one. i don't remember what encapsulating a commanmd
within the (parenthesis) is called, it has a specific name.
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