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From: Kaz Kylheku <643-408-1753@kylheku.com>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.shell
Subject: Re: (bash) How (really!) does the "current job" get determined?
Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2024 19:15:08 -0000 (UTC)
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On 2024-10-05, Kaz Kylheku <643-408-1753@kylheku.com> wrote:
> On 2024-10-04, Christian Weisgerber <naddy@mips.inka.de> wrote:
>> On 2024-10-04, Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>>> What? Scripting should not go anywhere near POSIX job control, which is
>>>>> an interactive feature that requires a terminal session.
>>>> 
>>>> Well, there _is_ set -m.
>>>
>>> And how will that devaluate what Kaz has said? Please elaborate.
>>
>> Job control does not require an interactive shell or a terminal
>> session.
>>
>> It can be used in scripting.  That's the facts.
>
> An example of what you mean would help.

*crickets*

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