Processes
disown
Remove shell jobs from the current shell's job table.
shelljobsbackgroundlogout
Additional Notes
disown is a process-management command used to remove shell jobs from the current shell's job table. It prevents background jobs from receiving the SIGHUP signal when the shell exits, making them survive terminal closure. This is useful for long-running tasks started in an SSH session.
Syntax
disown [options] [job ...]Parameters
options: Flags that change howdisownbehaves.job: Shell job ID such as%1when job control is involved.
Common Options
-h: Keep the job in the table but prevent hangup signals.-a: Apply to all jobs.-r: Apply to running jobs.
Examples
long-command &
disown
disown %1Practical Notes
disown is useful when you started a long-running command and do not want it tied to the current shell.