bg (Unix)

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bg is a Unix command to run a job(process) asynchronously in the background. bg identifies jobs using the job-id. bg will also resume a suspended job. [1] bg is a required to be included in order to POSIX compliant. [2] fg is the command used to move the job back to the foreground. [3]

[edit] See Also

[edit] References

  1. ^ bg man page
  2. ^ POSIX (BS2000/OSD) - Commands User Guide
  3. ^ fg man page


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