Nope, it would disappear. But on ubuntu if you just launch the program without $APPTYPE CONSOLE directive it never shows up in the first place - but it does create a thread that uses cpu and ram... And when you close it - the terminal window also goes. I found, in linux, either use the IDE to launch it or Ctrl + Alt + T and cd to the location the app is and do ./ProgramFile to run it in a terminal window that stays where it is...