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Linux / Unix main page About bg Continues a stopped job in the background. This function is not available on all Unix shell's. Syntax bg [-l] [-p] [-x] [job]
| -l | Report the process group ID and working directory of the jobs. |
| -p | Report only the process group ID of the jobs. |
| -x | Replace any job_id found in command or arguments with the corresponding process group ID, and then execute command passing it arguments. |
| job | Specifies the job that you want to run in the background. |
Examples bg - Lists the current running jobs. Below is a listing of how to determine the type of job when looking at the job listing.
| % or %+ or %% | for the current job. |
| %- or - | for the previous job. |
Technical support What causes stopped jobs? Generally a stopped job will occur if the connection is interrupted or the commanded is interrupted with TSTP signals (typically CTRL + Z). Related commands cancel
fg
jobs
kill
lpstat
ps
stop | 
