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+title: "Spawning background processes"
+date: "2024-11-17"
+---
+
+Working in a terminal,
+I often pair my editor with a background process watching files.
+Before reaching for terminal multiplexers,
+see if you can get away with simple tty job control.
+Spawn the background process,
+still attached to the terminal instance:
+
+```
+program args &
+```
+
+Also redirect its output to a file,
+for when the process writes to the tty from the background:
+
+```
+nohup program args &
+```
+
+Extra reading:
+
+- <https://jvns.ca/blog/2024/07/03/reasons-to-use-job-control/>