Ampersand doesn't correctly run command in background

[mufunyo]

Run a command in the background like so:
xeyes &
Then close the terminal that launched the background process.

Expected result: process should keep running in the background.

Actual result: process is killed along with the terminal.

[therealkenc]

#1511 #1263 #1007 #834.

[poizan42]

Well, I don't think you should expect it not to close without nohup, setsid or disown. Of course neither works at the moment because everything is shut down when you close the terminal.

But I would suggest you vote on this UserVoice to let the team know that you want them to prioritize supporting background processes.

[benhillis]

Agreed with @therealkenc, already many issues on this subject so closing this as a duplicate.