Casey Bralla enscribed thusly:
> This is probably a simple one....
> How do I abort reading a man page? If I control-Z, I get a zombie
> process when I look at "ps x".
q
For 'q'uit
BTW... For the other DOS dudes out there that think that
Cntrl-Z should be "End Of File" like it is on MS-DOS...
EOF on Unix is conventionally Cntrl-D
Cntrl-Z is suspend for most shells. If you suspend a process
(by intent or by accident) it is held in suspension until you release
it to run. Typing "bg" sends a suspended process to "BackGround" releasing
it to run disconnected in the background as if you had typed an '&' after
the command. Typing "fg" will bring a suspended process (or a background
process from a previous suspend) back to the forground releasing it to
run connected to the screen.
> TIA.
> Casey Bralla
> Chief Nerd In Residence
> The NerdWorld Organisation
> http://www.NerdWorld.org
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Mike
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