SETPGID(1) User Commands SETPGID(1) NAME setpgid - run a program in a new process group SYNOPSIS setpgid [options] program [arguments] DESCRIPTION setpgid runs a program in a new process group. OPTIONS -f, --foreground Make the new process group the foreground process group of the controlling terminal if there is a controlling terminal. -h, --help Display help text and exit. -V, --version Display version and exit. AUTHORS Daan De Meyer SEE ALSO setpgid(2) REPORTING BUGS For bug reports, use the issue tracker . AVAILABILITY The setpgid command is part of the util-linux package which can be downloaded from Linux Kernel Archive . util-linux 2.41 2025-03-29 SETPGID(1)