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27.6 Implementing a Job Control Shell

This section describes what a shell must do to implement job control, by presenting an extensive sample program to illustrate the concepts involved.

27.6.1 Data Structures for the Shell    Introduction to the sample shell.

27.6.2 Initializing the Shell    What the shell must do to take responsibility for job control.

27.6.3 Launching Jobs    Creating jobs to execute commands.

27.6.4 Foreground and Background    Putting a job in foreground of background.

27.6.5 Stopped and Terminated Jobs    Reporting job status.

27.6.6 Continuing Stopped Jobs    How to continue a stopped job in the foreground or background.

27.6.7 The Missing Pieces    Other parts of the shell.

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27.6.1 Data Structures for the Shell		Introduction to the sample shell.
27.6.2 Initializing the Shell		What the shell must do to take responsibility for job control.
27.6.3 Launching Jobs		Creating jobs to execute commands.
27.6.4 Foreground and Background		Putting a job in foreground of background.
27.6.5 Stopped and Terminated Jobs		Reporting job status.
27.6.6 Continuing Stopped Jobs		How to continue a stopped job in the foreground or background.
27.6.7 The Missing Pieces		Other parts of the shell.