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Hi..
Any process(job) is running in ur terminal you stop that and get command prompt means you type
"ctrl+Z".You have to run that process in background or foreground by using the commands bg and fg.
Bg:
About bg:
Continus a stopped job in the background.
Syntax:
bg [-l][-p][-x][job]
-l -> Report the process group id and working directory of the job.
-p -> Report only the process group id.
-x -> Replace any job_id founf in command or arguments with the corresponding process group id, and then execute command passing it arguments.
job-> Specifies the job that you want to run in the background.
Examples:
bg -> List the currently running job.
Fg:
About fg:
Continues stopped job by it in the foreground.
Syntax:
fg [%job]
%job -> Specifies the job that you want to run in the foreground.
Examples:
fg -> Typing fg alone will resume the first job were it was left off.
fg 1 -> Specifing the job will resume that particular job. The job id can be determined by running bg.
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By Nirmala, On - 2008-03-14 |
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