How Do I Run a Unix Script in the Background?
Contents How Do I Run a Linux Script in the Background? a Script Can Be Run in the Background by Adding a “&” to the End of the Script. You Should Really...
How do I run a Linux script in the background?
A script can be run in the background by adding a “&” to the end of the script. You should really decide what you want to do with any output from the script. It makes sense to either throw it away, or catch it in a logfile. If you capture it in a log file, you can keep an eye on it by tailing the log file.
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How do I run a script in the background process?
If you have already started the process in the foreground, but you want to move it to the background, you can do the following:
- Press Ctrl+z to put the current process to sleep and return to your shell. …
- Run the bg command to resume the process, but have it run in the background instead of the foreground.
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