gbg
| Crates.io | gbg |
| lib.rs | gbg |
| version | 1.0.1 |
| created_at | 2025-07-20 11:35:16.722427+00 |
| updated_at | 2025-07-20 11:41:26.886467+00 |
| description | A simple tool to run commands in the background |
| homepage | |
| repository | https://github.com/akshaykripalani/gbg |
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Akshay Kripalani (akshaykripalani)
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gbg
Go (to) BackGround, a hypersimple cli tool to run any command in the background from your shell.
Install
cargo install gbg
Usage
gbg [-l LOG_FILE] <command> [args...]
- Without
-lthe command's output is discarded (/dev/null). - With
-lthe command's stdout & stderr are appended toLOG_FILE.
Examples
# Run a long-running script and discard output
gbg python long_task.py
# Run a long-running script and log everything to script.log
gbg -l script.log python long_task.py
Built for Linux & macOS. Requires the Rust installed