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--- bash:run_a_program_in_the_background [2020/07/15 09:30] – external edit 127.0.0.1
+++ bash:run_a_program_in_the_background [2021/02/04 13:27] (current) – removed peter
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-====== BASH - Run a program in the background ======
-By default, programs usually run in the foreground.  This prevents another application being run in the same terminal at the same time.
-To have this first program run in the background:
-Pause the running process by hitting **CTRL-Z**:
-<code bash>
-CTRL-Z
-</code>
-This will pause the running process:
-Output
-<code>
-^Z
-[1]+  Stopped                 sudo ls -R /
-</code>
-**NOTE**:  You can restart the job in the background by typing **bg**:
-<code bash>
-bg
-</code>
-You should see a similar line of output, this time without the "**Stopped**" label and with an ampersand at the end to indicate that the process will be run in the background:
-Output
-<code>
-[1]+ sudo ls -R / &
-</code>
-The command is now running in the background.  We can now run the other application.
-Once done, bring the first program out of the background by typing:
-<code bash>
-fg
-</code>
-Stop the process by holding the control key and hitting "c":
-<code bash>
-CTRL-C
-</code>