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From: envbvs@epb2.lbl.gov (Brian V. Smith)
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Subject: Re: Is there a way of putting processing jobs in the background?
Keywords: program, interactive backgrounding
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Date: 13 Apr 89 22:12:01 GMT
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In article <6323@homxc.ATT.COM>, bgt@homxc.ATT.COM (B.TONGUE) writes:
> 
> I've written a screen-oriented program which takes 5 or so minutes
> to process.  Is there a way to put the process in the background
> *after* the selection has been made?  (I'm not talking about ampersands; 
> isn't there a command bg or fg?)
> 
> Thanks!
>

If you are using the C-shell, just type ^Z (control-Z), or whatever your  "suspend" character is set to, and type "bg" to put it in the background.  To regain control (foreground), type "fg" if that is the only job you have in the background, or get a list of the jobs with the "jobs" command and type "fg %x" where x is the number of the job (not the PID). 

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Brian V. Smith    (bvsmith@lbl.gov)
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory

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