bg

Package: WA2L/WinTools 1.2.09
Section: Library Commands (3)
Updated: 05 April 2026
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NAME

bg - run a command in background

 

SYNOPSIS

WA2LWinTools/lib/[shell/]bg [ -h | -V ]

bg command [ command_options ]

 

AVAILABILITY

WA2L/WinTools

 

DESCRIPTION

run a command in the background.

 

OPTIONS

-h
usage message.

-V
program version.

command
run this command as background process.

command_options
command line options for the given command.

 

ENVIRONMENT

-

 

EXIT STATUS

0
no error.

4
usage displayed.

5
version printed.

 

FILES

-

 

EXAMPLES

-

 

SEE ALSO

wintoolsintro(1)

 

NOTES

-

 

BUGS

-

 

AUTHOR

bg was developed by Christian Walther. Send suggestions and bug reports to wa2l@users.sourceforge.net .

 

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2026 Christian Walther

This is free software; see WA2LWinTools/man/COPYING for copying conditions. There is ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

 

Index

NAME
SYNOPSIS
AVAILABILITY
DESCRIPTION
OPTIONS
ENVIRONMENT
EXIT STATUS
FILES
EXAMPLES
SEE ALSO
NOTES
BUGS
AUTHOR
COPYRIGHT
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