Re: Perl script ( Run background all the time )

Type "jobs" to see a list of things running in the background. To bring one to the foreground, type "fg" followed by one of the numbers you see in the jobs list. Example:


# jobs
[1]-  Running                 sleep 15 &
[2]+  Running                 sleep 20 &
# fg 2
sleep 20
[1]-  Done                    sleep 15
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EDIT: After you're done with something in the foreground and you want to go back to the background, type ctrl-z to stop it, then bg to restart it in the background.

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Re^2: Perl script ( Run background all the time ) by JavaFan (Canon) on Nov 07, 2011 at 15:59 UTC
`jobs` only lists jobs started by the current shell, which haven't detached themselves. This may be just what the OP wants, but that isn't clear from his post.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^3: Perl script ( Run background all the time ) by johnny_carlos (Scribe) on Nov 07, 2011 at 16:14 UTC
Thanks JavaFan! I learn a lot posting here :)	[reply]