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How can I resume a stopped job in Linux?

Fresh7 days ago
Mar 15, 2026591056 views
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Problem

How can I resume a stopped job in Linux? I was using emacs and accidentally hit ctrl-z which blasted me back to the console. I can see it when I type 'jobs'

Error Output

[*****]$ jobs
[1]+  Stopped                 emacs test_queue.cpp

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The command is what you want to use. You can also give it a job number if there are more than one stopped jobs.

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