Suspend Shell - Halt Processes Quickly | Online Free DevTools by Hexmos

Suspend execution with Shell Suspend. Pause processes and manage shell sessions using this command line tool. Free online tool, no registration required.

suspend

Suspend the execution of the current shell. More information: https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/bash.html#index-suspend.

  • Suspend the current shell (useful for when you are in nested shells like su):

{{bash}} <Enter> suspend

  • Continue from suspension if suspend was used in a non-nested shell (run this in a separate terminal):

pkill -CONT {{bash}}

  • Force suspension even if this would lock you out of the system:

suspend -f