final mods

bin/jekyll

@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ command :serve do |c|
   c.option '--limit_posts MAX_POSTS', Integer, 'Limits the number of posts to parse and publish'
   c.option '-w', '--watch', 'Watch for changes and rebuild'
   c.option '--lsi', 'Use LSI for improved related posts'
-  c.option '-B', '--detach', 'Run this server in the background (detach)'
+  c.option '-B', '--detach', 'Run the server in the background (detach)'
   c.option '-D', '--drafts', 'Render posts in the _drafts folder'
 
   c.option '-P', '--port [PORT]', 'Port to listen on'

lib/jekyll/commands/serve.rb

@@ -25,15 +25,14 @@ module Jekyll
 
         s.mount(options['baseurl'], HTTPServlet::FileHandler, destination, fh_option)
 
-        unless options['detach']
-          t = Thread.new { s.start }
-          trap("INT") { s.shutdown }
-          t.join()
-        else
-          # they are detaching the server.
+        if options['detach'] # detach the server
           pid = Process.fork {s.start}
           Process.detach(pid)
           pid
+        else # create a new server thread, then join it with current terminal
+          t = Thread.new { s.start }
+          trap("INT") { s.shutdown }
+          t.join()
         end
       end
     end

lib/jekyll/configuration.rb

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ module Jekyll
       'timezone'      => nil,           # use the local timezone
 
       'safe'          => false,
-      'detach'        => false,          # don't default to detaching the server
+      'detach'        => false,          # default to not detaching the server
       'show_drafts'   => nil,
       'limit_posts'   => 0,
       'lsi'           => false,