How to Run a Process in the Background?
Running a process in the background is a convenient and useful way to perform tasks on your computer. In this article, we’ll show you how to do it on various operating systems. Let’s get started!
Windows
On Windows, you can use the start /B command to run a process in the background. For example, to run the myprogram.exe program in the background, you need to use the following command:
start /B myprogram.exe
Linux
On Linux, there is also a special command to run a process in the background. To do this, you need to add an ampersand & at the end of the command. For example, you can run the myprogram program in the background using the following command:
myprogram &
MacOS
MacOS also has the ability to run a process in the background. You can use the nohup command for this. Example of running the myprogram program in the background:
nohup myprogram &
We hope you found this information helpful. Now you know how to run a process in the background on various operating systems. Happy using!
