[quoted lines by Brian Tew on March 19, 2002, at 04:55] >if i start a job with the ampersand at the end, it is backgrounded. >but if i then fg that job, i cannot suspend it. Are you using the system directly, i.e. typing at its console, or are you using some other method? -- Dave Mielke | 2213 Fox Crescent | I believe that the Bible is the Phone: 1-613-726-0014 | Ottawa, Ontario | Word of God. Please contact me EMail: dave@mielke.cc | Canada K2A 1H7 | if you're concerned about Hell. http://familyradio.com