Monthly Archives: May 2010

List jobs in the current shell by typing jobs. Example… List your jobs… [af@llewterf ~]$ jobs <Enter> [1]- Stopped vi [2]+ Stopped vi [af@llewterf ~]$ This example shows two jobs. Both  jobs are vi. The + indicates the most recent job while the … Continue reading →

Use fg to move a job from the background into the the foreground. By default fg works on the most recent background job. Example… Bring the most recent background job into the foreground… $ fg <Enter> To specifiy a job to … Continue reading →

Jobs run in the foreground unless otherwise specified. To launch a job in the background end the command line with an ampersand (&). Example… Run apropos shell > shell-commands in the background… af@gaga:~$ apropos shell > shell-commands & <Enter> [1] 18721 af@gaga:~$ … Continue reading →