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Foreground Process (fg)

Laurence MorganLess than 1 minuteBuiltin CommandsProcess Management

Foreground Process (fg)

Sends a background process into the foreground

Description

fg resumes a stopped process and sends it into the foreground.

Usage

POSIX only:

fg fid

Detail

This builtin is only supported on POSIX systems. There is no support planned for Windows (due to the kernel not supporting the right signals) nor Plan 9.

Synonyms

  • fg

See Also


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