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== Terminal Commands ==
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I'm pondering whether to add job control into this section, or whether a seperate section would make sense.  Eg, & to launch an app in the background, CTRL-Z to stop an app, bg and fg to background and foreground it.  It's really handy.  -- Gricey
 
I'm pondering whether to add job control into this section, or whether a seperate section would make sense.  Eg, & to launch an app in the background, CTRL-Z to stop an app, bg and fg to background and foreground it.  It's really handy.  -- Gricey
  
 
Also, I put a (use with care) next to the '''killall''' command.  Killall is fun for casual stuff, but you may end up killing more instances of something than you planned.  A better way of doing it, though it isn't as fast, is to use ps with grep and kill the specific PID.  You can also kill a process by PID from '''top''' by pressing '''k''', although your process may not appear in the top list.  -- Gricey
 
Also, I put a (use with care) next to the '''killall''' command.  Killall is fun for casual stuff, but you may end up killing more instances of something than you planned.  A better way of doing it, though it isn't as fast, is to use ps with grep and kill the specific PID.  You can also kill a process by PID from '''top''' by pressing '''k''', although your process may not appear in the top list.  -- Gricey

Revision as of 20:12, 4 January 2010

Terminal Commands

I'm pondering whether to add job control into this section, or whether a seperate section would make sense. Eg, & to launch an app in the background, CTRL-Z to stop an app, bg and fg to background and foreground it. It's really handy. -- Gricey

Also, I put a (use with care) next to the killall command. Killall is fun for casual stuff, but you may end up killing more instances of something than you planned. A better way of doing it, though it isn't as fast, is to use ps with grep and kill the specific PID. You can also kill a process by PID from top by pressing k, although your process may not appear in the top list. -- Gricey