Re: running from terminal

[Phil Carmody]

phillc <spyyderz@gmail.com> writes:
> hi,
> i am using ubuntu (gui) and to start emacs, i open a terminal and type emacs.
> however, that then causes the terminal to stop, rendering it useless, despite
> it still existing, until in cntrl - c out of it.
>
> is there anyway to launch emacs without it being dependant upon the terminal?

Assuming you're using a shell like 'bash', then just append an 
ampersand to the command line. This is known as running it in 
the 'background'.

Emacs will then happily run independently of the terminal and 
shell. You can continue using the shell to do other things, and
can even close the terminal if you want.

Look in your shell's manpages for words like foreground, 
background, and job control.

Phil
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