| SETPGID(1) | User Commands | SETPGID(1) |
NAME
setpgid - run a program in a new process group
SYNOPSIS
setpgid [options] program [arguments]
DESCRIPTION
setpgid runs a program in a new process group.
OPTIONS
-f, --foreground
Make the new process group the foreground process group
of the controlling terminal if there is a controlling terminal.
-h, --help
Display help text and exit.
-V, --version
Display version and exit.
AUTHORS
Daan De Meyer <daan.j.demeyer@gmail.com>
SEE ALSO
REPORTING BUGS
For bug reports, use the issue tracker <https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/issues>.
AVAILABILITY
The setpgid command is part of the util-linux package which can be downloaded from Linux Kernel Archive <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/>.
| 2026-10-19 | util-linux 2.42.4 |