> When I ctrl-z a process, does it continue to run in the background, or is
> it trooly 'suspended'? If this is so, then I'm assuming that there is
> another unix ctrl-* command that'll keep the process running. Is there?
> TIA,
bg (background)
This allows the process to continue running in the background. Note that
it will be suspended, waiting for input if it tries to read stdin.
fg (foreground)
This moves a process running in the backgraound to make it run in the
foreground.
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