Why does ls -R1 & go to foreground

Asked Oct 25 '22 at 08:11

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I am trying to let ls /usr -R1 run in the background (school assignment, I know it sounds like a dumb idea to run ls in the background). I tried running ls /usr -R1 & to run it as a job instead of a command but it still runs in foreground. Any idea why and how to stop it?

Thanks

edited Oct 25 '22 at 08:22

muru

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asked Oct 25 '22 at 08:11

Irsu85

Maybe ask the instructor for some hints? – David Oct 25 '22 at 08:15
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It doesn't. You're just seeing the output, which still goes to the terminal. – muru Oct 25 '22 at 08:22

Why does ls -R1 & go to foreground

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