script backgrounds itself

From: Shawn Bierman (BiermanS@METHODISTHEALTH.ORG)
Date: Thu Nov 20 2003 - 14:17:41 EST

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Is it possible to run a script that will background itself without me manually appending "&" or prepending "at now"?

so something like:

#> ./myjob
[1] +Running myjob &
#> jobs
[1] +Running myjob &
#>

And the prompt returns but the job still runs.

-shawn

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