There are many times one has not planned ahead, and forgets the &: $ emacs -nw important.txt #then after a half an hour of editing: ^Z [1]+ Stopped emacs -nw important.txt $ compact_disk_burner_GUI_application #forgot to add &
OK, we want to get back to emacs, but we dare not stop the compact_disk_burner lest we ruin the burn. No not even for the split second a "^Z bg" would take. http://groups.google.com/group/comp.unix.shell/browse_thread/thread/e69b7bf5eddd68ca Sure, "next time don't use -nw", "killall -1 emacs, your file will be in #important.txt#. Anyway, I wish there was a way to communicate a "disown" command or something to that shell. stty -a shows a lot of weird keys. Anyway, it would be neat if there was a key e.g., C-y, that would "have the effect of C-z bg, but without ever letting the job in question feel the brief sting of being stopped. Anyway, how could it be that the mighty bash can't let me get back to my emacs without lurching my CD burning job, even for a split second?
