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diff --git a/sys-utils/setsid.c b/sys-utils/setsid.c
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+/*
+ * setsid.c -- execute a command in a new session
+ * Rick Sladkey <jrs@world.std.com>
+ * In the public domain.
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+	if (argc < 2) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "usage: %s program [arg ...]\n",
+			argv[0]);
+		exit(1);
+	}
+	if (setsid() < 0) {
+		perror("setsid");
+		exit(1);
+	}
+	execvp(argv[1], argv + 1);
+	perror("execvp");
+	exit(1);
+}