How can a C/C++ program put itself into background?

Question

What\'s the best way for a running C or C++ program that\'s been launched from the command line to put itself into the background, equivalent to if the user had launched fro

Answer 1

The way it's typically done on Unix-like OSes is to fork() at the beginning and exit from the parent. This won't work on Windows, but is much more elegant than launching another process where forking exists.