Can I execute a command in the foreground, by typing on the terminal the command?
e.g. command &
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If you drop the & the command will run in the foreground:
command
If you want to bring a background command to the foreground, run
fg
You can specify a “jobspec”, for example
fg %2
will bring job number 2 to the foreground (jobs will list the job table).
answered Nov 8, 2017 at 12:58
The & tells it to run in the background. Remove it.
answered Nov 8, 2017 at 12:57
The command with & brings it in background. if you type a command without &, you can bring it in background with:
CTRL+Z
bg
If you want to go back to foreground, type
fg
