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Blauncher

A Bash utility for launching GUI applications from the terminal as properly detached processes so the shell stays clean and the app is no longer tied to the terminal session.

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Repository github.com/mcqueentrading/blauncher

Project Summary

Blauncher is a practical Linux workflow tool that wraps GUI application launches so they start cleanly from the terminal without leaving your shell attached to the process or filling the terminal with output noise.

Why I Built It

This project came from wanting a faster terminal workflow without leaving GUI apps tied to the shell process, blocked terminal, or noisy stdout and stderr output.

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Technical Notes

Pure Bash with no heavy runtime dependencies.
Focused on detached GUI launching and shell workflow cleanup.
Includes convenience wrappers for different levels of process resilience.

Features

Key Features

Launches GUI applications without leaving the shell blocked behind them.
Helps suppress terminal clutter from stdout and stderr output.
Fits well into keyboard-first Linux and tiling-window-manager workflows.
Keeps common launch behaviour predictable across repeated daily tasks.

License

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