# Background Jobs: &, jobs, fg and bg

An & at the end of a command runs it in the background and gives you the prompt back; jobs lists what's running, Ctrl+Z pauses the job in front, fg and bg bring a job back or let it carry on behind you, and nohup keeps a job running after the terminal closes.

![Cheat sheet for the lesson Background Jobs: &, jobs, fg and bg: An & at the end of a command runs it in the background and gives you the prompt back; jobs lists what's running, Ctrl+Z pauses the job in front, fg and bg bring a job back or let it carry on behind you, and nohup keeps a job running…](https://fsdtrainingmedia.blob.core.windows.net/public/images/2026/11/c2eac2eedb404443b7c50eb46f282977.webp)

- Category: Bash
- Level: Journeyman
- Tags: background-job, job-control, linux, nohup, unix
- Updated: November 10, 2026

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