in the foreground --- in fact, it auto-detaches.
% postmaster -S
</ProgramListing>
and the <Application>postmaster</Application> will be "S"ilent.
- Notice that there
- is no ampersand ("&") at the end of the last example so
- postmaster will be running in the foreground.
+ No ampersand ("&") is required in this case, since the postmaster
+ automatically detaches from the terminal when -S is specified.
</Para>
</sect1>
% postmaster -S
</ProgramListing>
and the <Application>postmaster</Application> will be "S"ilent.
- Notice that there
- is no ampersand ("&") at the end of the last example so
- postmaster will be running in the foreground.
+ No ampersand ("&") is required in this case, since the postmaster
+ automatically detaches from the terminal when -S is specified.
</Para>
<sect2 Id="pg-options-trouble">