Name

suspend

Synopsis

    suspend [-f]

Suspend the current shell. Often used to stop an su command. In ksh88, suspend is an alias for kill -STOP $$. In ksh93, it is an alias for kill -s STOP $$. In Bash, it is a built-in command.

Option

-f

Force the suspension, even if the shell is a login shell. Bash only.

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