Job Control (xonsh.jobs)

Job control for the xonsh shell.

xonsh.jobs.add_job(info)

Add a new job to the jobs dictionary.

xonsh.jobs.bg(args, stdin=None)

xonsh command: bg

Resume execution of the currently active job in the background, or, if a single number is given as an argument, resume that job in the background.

xonsh.jobs.fg(args, stdin=None)

xonsh command: fg

Bring the currently active job to the foreground, or, if a single number is given as an argument, bring that job to the foreground.

xonsh.jobs.get_next_job_number()

Get the lowest available unique job number (for the next job created).

xonsh.jobs.get_next_task()

Get the next active task and put it on top of the queue

xonsh.jobs.get_task(tid)

xonsh.jobs.ignore_sigtstp()

xonsh.jobs.jobs(args, stdin=None)

xonsh command: jobs

Display a list of all current jobs.

xonsh.jobs.kill_all_jobs()

Send SIGKILL to all child processes (called when exiting xonsh).

xonsh.jobs.print_one_job(num)

Print a line describing job number num.

xonsh.jobs.wait_for_active_job()

Wait for the active job to finish, to be killed by SIGINT, or to be suspended by ctrl-z.