First, find the pid of the running process using ps command. Then, pause it using kill -STOP , and then hibernate your system. Resume your system and resume the stopped process using command kill -CONT .

How do I pause a process in Linux command line?

3 Answers. Press Control + Z . This will suspend the process and return you to a shell.

Is there a pause command in Linux?

There is no pause command under Linux/UNIX bash shell. You can easily use the read command with the -p option to display pause along with a message.