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You can also use %n syntax to kill specific background jobs in this shell. Usually you issue kill %1 to kill the latest and the only background process. With more background processes, use jobs to see the list first.

9000
– 9000

2014-01-01 15:29:36 +00:00
Commented Jan 1, 2014 at 15:29
@9000: Yes but the OP is running their commands in a script (./execute.sh) so getting jobs to work is much more problematic surely ?

user591
– user591

2014-01-01 15:33:01 +00:00
Commented Jan 1, 2014 at 15:33
@lain: certainly. I missed the point about the running from a script.

9000
– 9000

2014-01-01 16:50:05 +00:00
Commented Jan 1, 2014 at 16:50

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