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How to run programs from a linux terminal without blocking the terminal?
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When I start a program from a terminal I can't use that terminal instance again until I close the program. Is there a way to execute a program/application from a terminal without blocking the terminal until the program ends?
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You are looking for job control which is supported by most shells. See this article for an introduction. At some point you might also want to read the official documentation for bash which is the default shell in Ubuntu. In short: To start a job aut…
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