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+## bbedit
+
+Plugin to prefix the current command with `nohup` using the `Ctrl+H` shortcut
+
+
+### Usage
+
+ * If them corrent termina line is `test 1 2 3` it will be transformed to `nohup test 1 2 3 &> test.out` and vice-versa
+
+ * If no command is existing, the last submitted command will be recalled
diff --git a/plugins/nohup/nohup.plugin.zsh b/plugins/nohup/nohup.plugin.zsh
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+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Description
+# -----------
+#
+# nohup will be inserted before the command and a redirect will be appended
+#
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Authors
+# -------
+#
+# * Michele Renda <michele.renda@gmail.com>
+#
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+nohup-command-line() {
+    [[ -z $BUFFER ]] && zle up-history
+    if [[ $BUFFER == nohup\ * ]]; then
+        LBUFFER="${LBUFFER#nohup }"
+        LBUFFER="${LBUFFER%\ &\>*}"
+    else
+		tokens=("${(@s/ /)LBUFFER}")
+		i=1
+		if [[ $tokens[1] == sudo ]]; then
+		    (( i++ ))
+		fi
+		
+		LBUFFER="nohup $LBUFFER &> $tokens[$i].out &"
+    fi
+}
+zle -N nohup-command-line
+# Defined shortcut keys: [Ctrl] [h]
+bindkey "\Ch" nohup-command-line