disown
Official Description
Prevents ksh from sending a HUP signal to existing jobs when the login process ends.
Syntax
disown [job...]
Options
None
Oddities
Available in ksh93 and beyond.
Performs the same function as the nohup command, but it is used after the target command has already started.
Example
$ buzz& [1] 3994 $ $ jobs [1] + Running buzz& $ $ ps laxw | grep buzz 000 500 3994 3993 12 4 1812 840 - RN pts/0 0:13 ksh buzz $ $ disown %1 # The buzz job will keep running after logout.
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