#!/usr/pkg/bin/python
import sys, os, time
os.setpgrp()
pid = os.fork()
if pid != 0:
 sys.stderr.write("this should give you a command prompt now\n")
 sys.exit(0)
else:
 time.sleep(1)
 sys.stderr.write("echo from the background process\n")
 time.sleep(1)
 sys.stderr.write("echo from the background process\n")
 time.sleep(1)
 sys.stderr.write("background process dying now\n")
 sys.exit(0)