diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 82a4813..6754b39 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ See something that is incorrectly described, buggy or outright wrong? Open an is * [Get the list of functions in a script](#get-the-list-of-functions-in-a-script) * [Bypass shell aliases](#bypass-shell-aliases) * [Bypass shell functions](#bypass-shell-functions) + * [Run a command in the background](#run-a-command-in-the-background) * [AFTERWORD](#afterword) @@ -1978,6 +1979,18 @@ ls command ls ``` +## Run a command in the background + +This will run the given command and keep it running, even after the terminal or SSH connection is terminated. All output is ignored. + +```sh +bkr() { + (nohup "$@" &>/dev/null &) +} + +bkr ./some_script.sh # some_script.sh is now running in the background +``` + # AFTERWORD diff --git a/manuscript/chapter1.txt b/manuscript/chapter1.txt index 157ae20..6bfb4f4 100644 --- a/manuscript/chapter1.txt +++ b/manuscript/chapter1.txt @@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ if [[ "$var" == *sub_string ]]; then printf '%s\n' "var ends with sub_string." fi -# Inverse (var does not start with sub_string). +# Inverse (var does not end with sub_string). if [[ "$var" != *sub_string ]]; then printf '%s\n' "var does not end with sub_string." fi diff --git a/manuscript/chapter10.txt b/manuscript/chapter10.txt index d7d7ac4..d24cb26 100644 --- a/manuscript/chapter10.txt +++ b/manuscript/chapter10.txt @@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ | Expression | What does it do? | | ---------- | ---------------- | | `file -ef file2` | If both files refer to the same inode and device numbers. -| `file -nt file2` | If `file` is newer than `file2` (*uses modification ime*) or `file` exists and `file2` does not. -| `file -ot file2` | If `file` is older than `file2` (*uses modification ime*) or `file2` exists and `file` does not. +| `file -nt file2` | If `file` is newer than `file2` (*uses modification time*) or `file` exists and `file2` does not. +| `file -ot file2` | If `file` is older than `file2` (*uses modification time*) or `file2` exists and `file` does not. ## Variable Conditionals diff --git a/manuscript/chapter19.txt b/manuscript/chapter19.txt index f575993..ade89b2 100644 --- a/manuscript/chapter19.txt +++ b/manuscript/chapter19.txt @@ -186,5 +186,17 @@ ls command ls ``` +## Run a command in the background + +This will run the given command and keep it running, even after the terminal or SSH connection is terminated. All output is ignored. + +```sh +bkr() { + (nohup "$@" &>/dev/null &) +} + +bkr ./some_script.sh # some_script.sh is now running in the background +``` +