How to background a process: 2-Minute Linux Tips

The video tutorial explains how to manage running tasks in a Unix-like environment by moving them between the foreground and background. It covers suspending a process using Control+Z, resuming it in the background with the BG command, and bringing it back to the foreground using the FG command. Additionally, it demonstrates how to start a process directly in the background and manage multiple background processes using the jobs command.

What keyboard shortcut is used to suspend a running process and move it to the background?

• Ctrl + V

• Ctrl + Z

• Ctrl + C

• Ctrl + X

Which command is used to list all background processes?

• ps

• top

• jobs

• bg

How can you bring a specific background process to the foreground?

• fg %1

• bg %1

• ps %1

• jobs %1

What command can be used to start a process directly in the background?

• start &

• run &

• execute &

• long loop &

After starting a process in the background, which command can you use to verify it is running?

• status

• jobs

• verify

• check