Useful examples for job management in Linux

Being able to master the use of background jobs in Linux is very important and is a great way to increase efficiency. Useful commands are outlined below.

When a job is currently running

• ctrl -z : suspend a job

^Z
[1]+  Stopped                 ./ExampleScript.sh 

• ctrl -c : terminate a job

Job Management

• List all jobs e.g.

 $ jobs
[1]+  Running                 ./ExampleScript.sh &

•  Start a job in the background with <command> & e.g.

 $ ls &
[1] 6460

• Kill job using kill %jobnumber e.g. 

$ kill %1
$ jobs
[1]+  Terminated              ./ExampleScript.sh

For a suspended job

• Continue job in background : bg %jobnumber :

 $ bg %1
[1]+ ./ExampleScript.sh &

• Bring job to foreground : fg %jobnumber e.g.

$ fg %1
./ExampleScript.sh