# bg

> Resume suspended jobs (e.g. using `<Ctrl z>`), and keeps them running in the background.
> See also: `jobs`, `fg` and `disown`.
> More information: <https://manned.org/bg>.

- Resume the most recently suspended job and run it in the background:

`bg`

- Resume a specific job and run it in the background (run `jobs` to find the job number):

`bg %{{job_number}}`