bg

NAME

bg, % - puts jobs into the background

SYNOPSIS

C shell

bg [%job...]
%job&

Korn shell

bg [job...]

DESCRIPTION

This command is a built-in command in the C shell and the Korn shell.

C shell

The bg(1) command puts the specified jobs (or, if no job is specified, the current job) into the background, continuing each if it is stopped. The job argument can be a number, a string, %, +, -, or omitted. For more information, see "Jobs" in csh(1).

Korn shell

The bg(1) command resumes the specified stopped job or jobs in the background. If no jobs are specified, the current job (%+) is assumed. For more information, see "Job Control" in ksh(1).

SEE ALSO

fg(1)