NOHUP(1) User Commands NOHUP(1)

# [NAME](#NAME)

nohup - run a command immune to hangups, with output to a non-tty

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

**nohup** *COMMAND* \[*ARG*]...  
**nohup** *OPTION*

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

Run COMMAND, ignoring hangup signals.

[**--help**](#help)

display this help and exit

[**--version**](#version)

output version information and exit

If standard input is a terminal, redirect it from an unreadable file. If standard output is a terminal, append output to 'nohup.out' if possible, '$HOME/nohup.out' otherwise. If standard error is a terminal, redirect it to standard output. To save output to FILE, use 'nohup COMMAND > FILE'.

Your shell may have its own version of nohup, which usually supersedes the version described here. Please refer to your shell's documentation for details about the options it supports.

## [Exit status:](#Exit_status:)

125

if the nohup command itself fails

126

if COMMAND is found but cannot be invoked

127

if COMMAND cannot be found

\-

the exit status of COMMAND otherwise

# [AUTHOR](#AUTHOR)

Written by Jim Meyering.

# [REPORTING BUGS](#REPORTING_BUGS)

Report bugs to: <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.  
Report any translation bugs to: <https://translationproject.org/team/>.  
GNU coreutils home page: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>  
General help using GNU software: <https://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>

# [COPYRIGHT](#COPYRIGHT)

Copyright © 2026 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.  
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

# [SEE ALSO](#SEE_ALSO)

Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/nohup>  
or available locally via: info '(coreutils) nohup invocation'

October 2026 GNU coreutils 9.12

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Document: nohup(1) from coreutils 9.12-r5 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/coreutils.git