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@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@ setsid \- run a program in a new session
.RI [ arguments ]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B setsid
-runs a program in a new session.
+runs a program in a new session. The command calls
+.BR fork (2)
+if already a process group leader. Otherwise, it executes a program in the
+current process.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.BR \-c , " \-\-ctty"