[Solved] Given this shell session:$ sleep 50 & [1] 1010 $ sleep 60 & [2] 1011 $ jobs What will the jobs command output show? | Linux CLI

Linux CLI - Process Management

Given this shell session:

$ sleep 50 &
[1] 1010
$ sleep 60 &
[2] 1011
$ jobs

What will the jobs command output show?

A[1]- Stopped sleep 50 & [2]+ Stopped sleep 60 &

B[1]- Running sleep 50 & [2]+ Running sleep 60 &

C[1]- Done sleep 50 & [2]+ Done sleep 60 &

DNo output

Step-by-Step Solution

Solution:

Step 1: Understand background jobs status
Commands run with & run in background and show as Running in jobs output.
Step 2: Analyze given commands
Both sleep 50 & and sleep 60 & are running, so jobs shows them as running with job numbers.
Final Answer:
[1]- Running sleep 50 & [2]+ Running sleep 60 & -> Option B
Quick Check:
Background jobs status = Running [OK]

Quick Trick: Background jobs show as Running in jobs output [OK]

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