Unix: Visual QuickStart Guide

Suspending jobs

Suppose you've just started a job that requires no input from you—say, downloading multiple files with ftp—and you suddenly realize that you've got to finish something else right now. Instead of waiting for the stinkin' files to download or stopping the job completely, you can, instead, just suspend the job and resume it later (Code Listing 9.4). In doing so, you can make the UNIX system work your way—that is, you don't lose the progress you've made toward getting the job done, and you can do the other stuff you need to do as well.

To suspend a job:

• While the job is running, press these keys to suspend the process (Code Listing ...