Running a program from the command line

From: Jamie Vicary (a_at_b.c)
Date: 02/26/04

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    Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 12:36:43 +0000

    I'm running RH9, kernel 2.4.20. When I type

    $ kwrite &

    in bash, kwrite loads and I can go on using the command window; when I
    close the command window, kwrite stays open.

    When I type

    $ xmms &

    instead, xmms loads and I can listen to music while using the command
    window for other things - but when I close the command window, xmms goes
    too!

    Why the different behaviours?

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