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From: karl_kleinpaste@cis.ohio-state.edu
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Subject: Re: GNU BASH supporting POSIX job-control?
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Date: 6 Nov 90 04:11:13 GMT
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tr@samadams.princeton.edu writes:
   Job control that the shell gives you hooks into support that the kernel
   provides.  If it isn't in the kernel, the shell can't do anything to
   give it to you.

It is possible to simulate 80% or more of BSD-style job control under
SysVRel3 (and previous) with judicious use of ptrace(2).

--karl