Process Management

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∟Process Management

This chapter provides introductions and tutorial on managing processes on Linux systems. Topics include 'ps' to display processes; 'jobs' and other commands to manage background jobs; 'tmux' tool to manage multiple shells and keep them in background.

"ps" - Display Current Processes

"jobs" - Manage Background Jobs

Cron Daemon, Table and Jobs

"tmux" - Terminal Multiplexer

Takeaways:

"ps” command can be used to display processes running on the system.
"jobs" command can be used to display your background jobs that are running with inputs detached from keyboards.
"ctrl-z" can be used to stop a foreground job and send it to the background.
"bg" command can be used to resume a background job.
"fg" command can be used to bring a background job to the foreground.
"crond" is the Cron Daemon that runs all the time to launch cron jobs according to their given schedules.
"crontab" command can be used to manage user cron tables where cron jobs are defined for each user.
"tmux" tool can be used to manage multiple shells in a single terminal window.
"tmux" tool automatically keeps its shells running when the terminal is disconnected.