A foreground process is one that occupies your shell (terminal window), meaning that any new commands that are typed have no effect until the previous command is finished. This is as we might expect, but can be confusing when we run long lasting programs, such as the afni or suma GUI (graphical user interface). Note.

What is a foreground process?

Processes that require a user to start them or to interact with them are called foreground processes. Processes that are run independently of a user are referred to as background processes. Programs and commands run as foreground processes by default.

What is background processing in Linux?

In Linux, a background process is a process that is started from a terminal session and then runs independently. When a background process is launched from a terminal session, the same terminal will be immediately available to execute other commands. … Background processes can be terminated using kill %<job#> command.