static bool directNohupJava_loggingOn = true;

static File directNohupJavax(S javaxargs) {
  ret directNohupJavax(javaxargs, javaxDefaultVMArgs());
}

static File directNohupJavax(fS _javaxargs, fS _vmArgs) {
  if (directNohupJava_loggingOn)
  //thread {
    //S title = "?";
    //pcall { title = getSnippetTitle(parseFirstInt(javaxargs)); }
    appendToLocalMechLog("nohupJavax Log", sfu(dropSecondIfEmpty(str(parseFirstInt(_javaxargs)), _vmArgs)));
  //}
  // TODO: handle "-case 123 1009326"
  S javaxargs = _javaxargs.trim();
  if (javaxargs.startsWith("#")) javaxargs = javaxargs.substring(1);
  S snippetID = javaTok(javaxargs).get(1);
  int idx = javaxargs.indexOf(' ');
  S args = idx < 0 ? "" : javaxargs.substring(idx+1).trim();
  
  S vmArgs = trim(_vmArgs);
  if (empty(vmArgs) && usePreSpunVMs()) {
    S line;
    if (args.length() != 0)
      line = format3("please start program * with arguments *", snippetID, args);
    else
      line = format3("please start program *", snippetID);
    S answer = sendToLocalBotOpt("A pre-spun VM.", line);
    if (match3("ok", answer)) {
      print("OK, used pre-spun VM.");
      null;
    }
    if (answer != null)
      print("> " + answer);
    print("Using standard nohup.");
  }
  
  ret classicNohupJavax(javaxargs, vmArgs);
}

Began life as a copy of #1001372