Merge pull request #26 from CoolOppo/patch-1

Added background commands

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)
 
 <!-- vim-markdown-toc -->
@@ -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
+```
+
 <!-- CHAPTER END -->
 
 # AFTERWORD

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

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 -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 ime*) or `file2` exists and `file` does not.
+| `file -ot file2` | If `file` is older than `file2` (*uses modification time*) or `file2` exists and `file` does not.
 
 ## Variable Conditionals
 

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
+```
+
 <!-- CHAPTER END -->