diff --git a/qcd_function b/qcd_function
index f18180c..dd14545 100644
--- a/qcd_function
+++ b/qcd_function
@@ -342,3 +342,8 @@ function _tools-update {
      hg pull -u 2>&1 
      popd > /dev/null
 }
+
+function qbg {
+    # Run a program quiet, and backgrounded
+    "$@" &> /dev/null &
+}