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@@ -39,5 +39,10 @@ connect to port \fIport\fR instead of the default port of 5008.
.BI \-t " timeout"
sets the number of seconds to wait when the remote host is not
responding to declare the host dead and exit.
+.SH NOTES
+When running remote commands in the background, be sure to close standard
+output and standard error or redirect them to a file on the remote host.
+Qarsh will wait for those file descriptors to close before returning which
+will look like qarsh is not putting the command in the background.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
ssh(1), qacp(1), qarshd(8), btimed(8), btimec(1)