Call a function using nohup

Question

I am trying to call a function using nohup like this:

function1(){
    while true 
    do
        echo \"function1\"
        sleep 1
    done
}
         


        

Answer 1

I find a working solution for me - define the function in a file (e.g. .functions) then run the function with nohup:

nohup bash -c "source .functions; function1" &

Tested on Ubuntu 13.04.