bash:run_a_program_or_script:run_a_program_in_the_background
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BASH - Run a program or script - 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:
CTRL-Z
This will pause the running process.
returns:
^Z [1]+ Stopped sudo ls -R /
NOTE: From here you can manipulate it with:
- fg: Move to foreground
- bg: Run in background.
- kill: Kill the process.
Restart the job in the background
bg
returns:
[1]+ sudo ls -R / &
NOTE: The command is now running in the background.
We can now run the other application.
Bring the first program out of the background
fg
Stop the process
Press the control key and hit c.
CTRL-C
bash/run_a_program_or_script/run_a_program_in_the_background.txt · Last modified: 2021/02/04 14:17 by peter