How do you make the escaping work so that the &
is actually running the first command in the background?
# foo param1 param2 >> run.out &; tail -f run.out
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How do you make the escaping work so that the &
is actually running the first command in the background?
# foo param1 param2 >> run.out &; tail -f run.out
Best Answer
Just drop the semicolon: