Background Jobs in Linux
From the Linux Essential Commands cheat sheet · Process Management · verified Jul 2026
Background Jobs
Run processes in background and manage jobs
bash
# Run in background
command &
# Background current process
Ctrl+Z
bg
# List jobs
jobs
# Bring to foreground
fg %1
# Keep running after logout
nohup command &✅ & runs command in background immediately
💡 Ctrl+Z suspends current process, bg resumes it in background
🔍 jobs shows all background jobs with IDs
⚡ nohup keeps process running after logout
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