Learn basic job control commands

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Summary

Master the essential job control commands like bg, fg, jobs, kill, and Ctrl-Z to manage running processes in your shell. These commands are essential for multitasking and system administration tasks.

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Description

• Objective: Acquire the skills to manage and control background and foreground processes using basic job control commands.

• Scope:

  • Introduction to job control
  • Understanding bg, fg, jobs, and kill
  • Practical use cases and examples

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Learning Tasks

1. Introduction to Job Control:

   • Learn what job control is and why it's important for multitasking and system administration.

2. Understanding Job Control Commands:

   • Get familiar with the commands bg, fg, jobs, kill, and Ctrl-Z, including their syntax and usage.

3. Practical Use-cases and Examples:

   • Walk through real-world examples to demonstrate how these commands are used for managing processes.

4. Hands-on Practice:

   • Exercise 1: Use Ctrl-Z to pause a running process and put it in the background.
   • Exercise 2: List all background jobs using the jobs command.
   • Exercise 3: Bring a background job to the foreground using the fg command.
   • Exercise 4: Move a foreground job to the background using the bg command.
   • Exercise 5: Terminate a specific job using the kill command.

5. Troubleshooting:

   • Discuss potential issues arising while using job control commands and how to resolve them.

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Learning Goals

• Gain proficiency in managing and controlling shell processes using job control commands.
• Understand the fundamental aspects of job control for efficient multitasking and system administration.
• Master the practical application of these commands through hands-on exercises.

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Priority

• Medium