Try to do the output redirect a different way, fork at the very very end,.

rc_shared.sh

@@ -589,32 +589,34 @@ alias clean-trashed='find "$TRASH_ROOT" -name ".trashed*" -exec du -h {} \; -del
 eval "$(declare -F | grep -v _ | sed 's/-f /-fx /')"
 
 # Run update checker in background.
-( if [[ -d "$PROJECT_SHARED" ]]; then
-	git -C "$PROJECT_SHARED" fetch >/dev/null 2>&1 \
-		&& git -C "$PROJECT_SHARED" status \
-		| grep "is behind" \
-	| while read status; do
-		#log "\n\n`date` - env-shared has been improved."
-		#log "   '$status'"
-		#log "\n\n`date` - Run 'update-shared' to update."
-		title=TBD
-		message=TBD
-		reload-shared && {
-			title="env-shared Updated"
-			message="Updated with 'reload-shared'."
-		} || {
-			title="env-shared Updates Available"
-			message="Update with 'reload-shared'."
-		}
-		if [[ -d /sdcard ]]; then
-			termux-notification \
-				-t "$title" \
-				-c "$message"
-		else
-			notify-send "$title" "$message"
-		fi
-	done
-fi & ) >> $Home/Reports/env-shared.log 2>&1
+(
+	if [[ -d "$PROJECT_SHARED" ]]; then
+		git -C "$PROJECT_SHARED" fetch >/dev/null 2>&1 \
+			&& git -C "$PROJECT_SHARED" status \
+			| grep "is behind" \
+		| while read status; do
+			#log "\n\n`date` - env-shared has been improved."
+			#log "   '$status'"
+			#log "\n\n`date` - Run 'update-shared' to update."
+			title=TBD
+			message=TBD
+			reload-shared && {
+				title="env-shared Updated"
+				message="Updated with 'reload-shared'."
+			} || {
+				title="env-shared Updates Available"
+				message="Update with 'reload-shared'."
+			}
+			if [[ -d /sdcard ]]; then
+				termux-notification \
+					-t "$title" \
+					-c "$message"
+			else
+				notify-send "$title" "$message"
+			fi
+		done
+	fi
+) >> $Home/Reports/env-shared.log 2>&1 &
 
 
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