Name

fg

Synopsis

    fg [jobIDs]

Bring the current job or the jobIDs to the foreground. jobID can be % job-number. See also the section "Job Control" earlier in this chapter.

Example

If you suspend a vi editing session (by pressing CTRL-Z), you might resume vi using any of these commands:

    % %
    % fg
    % fg %
    % fg %viMatch initial string

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