[PLUG] A Simple Question

[Grish]

Robbert van Andel wrote:

>This is a simple question, but I don't know how to pose it to Google to
>return the answer I'm looking for.  When I start a program from a
>terminal window, is there a way to for the program (like Evolution or
>Gaim) to continue to run normaly but return the prompt at th terminal
>window so i can execute other commands?  My main reason for asking is,
>sometimes I log into my computer via ssh and wish to run various
>applications at the same time remotely but need to log in using seperate
>clients to achieve this goal.
>
>Thanks for any help
>
>  
>
progname &

& puts the process in the background. To restore it, type

fg

Alternatively, if you started a program, you can hit ctrl+z to "stop" 
it, which will return you to a prompt, and then you can issue the 
command "bg" to place it in the background.

For more info, see:

help fg
help bg

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Grish <grishnav at egosurf.net>