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Executing commands - foreground and background
yourcommandhere &
Runs your command in the background
If you run a command normally, then decide you want it to run in the background press
Ctrl z
then type
bg
to set it running in the background.
Typing
fg
brings it forward again.
Executing a command that doesn't exit when you log out or shut the terminal
Running the command with nohup (no hangup)
nohup yourcommandhere
output is appended to ~/nohup.out
Using screen
Screen is a terminal multiplexer. It lets you run many windows in one terminal.
CTRL + A + D
hides app in the background, so it will continue to run. If you wish to open app back up, type
screen -r