title: execute a gui application from the command line and send it to the background
body: <p>Is there a command line utility that I can use for executing X based applications that will detach my applications from the terminal so they aren't closed if the terminal is closed?</p>
  
  <p>I guess such a app could be called something like <code>gnome-run</code> if it existed.</p>
  
  <p>I have tried <code>dtach</code>, but it seems that you have to provide a socket file which is a bit clunky to type.  I have also tried <code>nohup</code>, but found that also to be a bit clunky to type by the time std out and err are redirected to <code>/dev/null</code>.</p>
  
  <p>I guess I'm looking for a simple program that will do something similar to this:</p>
  
  <pre><code>#!/bin/bash
  
  nohup $1 &gt; /dev/null 2&gt;&amp;1 &amp;
  </code></pre>