yup it's 25 lines of code love to see it

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diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+build/
diff --git a/README b/README
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+forkit
+______
+
+This is slightly more convenient than:
+```bash
+nohup whatever &>/dev/null </dev/null &
+```
+
+Usage:
+```bash
+forkit whatever &>/dev/null </dev/null
+```
+You can also not pipe redirect any streams you like into /dev/null, that's your prerogative.
+
+Installation:
+```bash
+make
+sudo make install
+```
diff --git a/forkit.c b/forkit.c
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+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+int main (int argc, char** argv) {
+    if (argc < 2) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "forkit: give something to fork\n");
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    pid_t child_pid = fork();
+    if (child_pid < 0) {
+        perror("forkit");
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    if (child_pid > 0) {
+        printf("forkit: great success\n");
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    execvp(argv[1], &argv[1]);
+    perror("forkit");
+    return 1;
+}
diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
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+all:
+	mkdir -p build
+	cc forkit.c -o build/forkit
+install:
+	cp build/forkit /usr/local/bin
+	chmod 0755 /usr/local/bin/forkit
+clean:
+	rm -rf build