11 fc, bg and jobs commands you should know | Linux Today

11 fc, bg and jobs commands you should know

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Feb 10, 2016

Some times we require to control jobs/commands on how they are running ie either foreground or background on the screen. Commands which run longer duration and do not require any manual intervention are sent to background so that we can run other commands in foreground. In this post we will see how to manage process/commands to run in background or foreground by using some inbuilt commands like fg and bg.Example 1: Run a command on foreground.sleep 1000
Sleep is an excellent command which makes our screen to sleep. The above command will block our terminal for 1000 seconds or 16+ minutes.see more …http://www.linuxnix.com/11-fc-bg-jobs-commands-know/

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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