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- Path: sparky!uunet!mcsun!sunic!ugle.unit.no!lise.unit.no!hafting
- From: hafting@Lise.Unit.NO (Helge Hafting)
- Subject: Re: Unix CTRL-Z and bg command
- Message-ID: <1992Sep9.112206.14756@ugle.unit.no>
- Sender: news@ugle.unit.no (NetNews Administrator)
- Organization: Norwegian Institute of Technology
- References: <BuB1q6.LDA@cs.vu.nl>
- Date: Wed, 9 Sep 92 11:22:06 GMT
- Lines: 18
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- In article <BuB1q6.LDA@cs.vu.nl>, cpbaltus@cs.vu.nl (Baltus CPS) writes:
- > Hi, on unix i always use (after starting up a task and finding that it
- > takes too much time to wait for) ^Z and bg to set the task to the background
- >
- > Does something similar exist within OS/2 (no start or detach)?
- >
- >
- > Stefan.
- There are no such thing in os/2. Bring up a new window instead.
- You could also take a look at the different ftp-sites for os/2.
- Many people have wanted job control similar to unix, maybe someone has ported
- a unix shell by now.
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