How Do I Copy a File into the Background in Linux?
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How do I move a script to the background in Linux?

Press control + Z, which will pause it and send it to the background. Then enter bg to continue it’s running in the background. Alternatively, if you put a & at the end of the command to run it in the background from the start.

How do I copy a Linux background?

To run a file copy in the background do the following. Will cause the terminal window to print out the contents of the current directory and sit patiently waiting for you to quit the program. You can do this by pressing Ctrl+c.

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