Korn Shell Programming by Example

fg

Official Description

Runs jobs in the foreground.

Syntax

fg [job_id...]

Options

None

Oddities

The C shell has its own version of fg.

It's useful for jobs that are in the background and need to be brought to the foreground for input processing.

Example

 $ cd /tmp $ $ /bin/rm -i *& # Do a rm –I command in the background [1] 4272 $ in/rm: remove 'buzz4'? $ [1] + Stopped (SIGTTIN) /bin/rm -i *& $ $ jobs # Command is stopped and in the background [1] + Stopped (SIGTTIN) /bin/rm -i *& $ $ fg %1 # Bring command to the foreground /bin/rm -i * n /bin/rm: remove 'dentest1'? n # Respond to its needs /bin/rm: diffs: is a directory /bin/rm: remove write-protected file 'difftemp2'? n /bin/rm: remove 'junk'? n (CTRL+C) # Stopped the rm command with a Ctrl+C ...