On 10:00:05 Dec 17, Bharathi Subramanian wrote:
> One Day One GNU/Linux Command 
> =============================
> 
> fg -- Place a job in the ForeGround.
> 
> Summary:
> 
> Normally user can run many jobs in background, by adding & at end of
> the command (ex: sleep 10 &).
> 
> fg is a shell command. It is used to move a job from background to the
> foreground, as if it is NOT started with `&'. If JOB is not present,
> then current/last job is used.
> 
> Examples:
> 
> $ sleep 100 & -- Start a dummy job in background.
> 
> $ fg -- Move the last job to foreground.
> 
> $ sleep 150 & -- Dummy job 1
> 
> $ sleep 140 & -- Dummy job 2
> 
> $ sleep 130 & -- Dummy job 3
> 
> $ jobs -- List all active jobs.
> 
> $ fg 2 -- Move the 2nd active job to foreground.
> 

Shouldn't this be $ fg %2?

-Girish
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