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Learning Linux Shell Scripting

You're reading from   Learning Linux Shell Scripting Leverage the power of shell scripts to solve real-world problems

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Product type Paperback
Published in May 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781788993197
Length 332 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Ganesh Sanjiv Naik Ganesh Sanjiv Naik
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Preface 1. Getting Started and Working with Shell Scripting FREE CHAPTER 2. Drilling Deep into Process Management, Job Control, and Automation 3. Using Text Processing and Filters in Your Scripts 4. Working with Commands 5. Exploring Expressions and Variables 6. Neat Tricks with Shell Scripting 7. Performing Arithmetic Operations in Shell Scripts 8. Automating Decision-Making in Scripts 9. Automating Repetitive Tasks 10. Working with Functions 11. Using Advanced Functionality in Scripts 12. System Startup and Customizing a Linux System 13. Pattern Matching and Regular Expressions with sed and awk 14. Taking Backup and Embedding Other Languages in Shell Scripts 15. Database Administration Using Shell Scripts 16. Other Books You May Enjoy

Process management

Since we have understood the command to check processes, we will learn more about managing different processes.

  • In a Bash shell, when we enter any command or start any program, it starts running in the foreground. In such a situation, we cannot run more than one command in the foreground. We need to create many Terminal windows for starting many processes. If we need to start many processes or programs from the same Terminal, then we will need to start them as background processes.
  • If we want to start a process in the background, then we need to append the command in the Bash shell by &.
  • If I want to start my Hello program as the background process, then the command would be as follows:
    $ Hello &
  • If we terminate any command by &, then it starts running as the
    background process.

For example, we will issue a simple sleep command, which creates...

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