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jobs - Display status of jobs in current session
Synopsis
Description
Options
Operands
Exit status
Related information
Examples
jobs [ -ln ][ job ... ]
You can use jobs to display information about active jobs started by qsh. For each
job, qsh displays:
v Job number in brackets ([ ]).
v Status (Running, Done, Terminated, etc.).
v Return value of the job in parenthesis () when the return value is greater than
zero and the job status is Done.
v Command line for the job.
v -l Display status for each process in the specified job.
v -n Display status only for those jobs whose status has changed but has not been
reported yet.
Each job specifies an active job. The job can be specified as a:
v Number to refer to a process id.
v %number to refer to a job number.
v %string to refer to a job whose name begins with string.
If job is not specified, qsh displays status for all active jobs.
v 0 when successful.
v >0 when unsuccessful.
v “kill - Terminate or signal processes”
v “wait - Wait for process completion”
1. Display status for job number 1: jobs %1
2. Display status for process id 16107: jobs 16107
3. Display status for a job running the ls utility: jobs %ls
4. Display status for all active jobs: jobs
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