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Name

suspend - shell built-in function to halt the current shell

Synopsis

sh

suspend

csh

suspend

ksh

suspend

Availability

SUNWcsu

Description

sh

Stops the execution of the current shell (but not if it is the login shell).

csh

Stop the shell in its tracks, much as if it had been sent a stop signal with ^Z. This is most often used to stop shells started by su.

ksh

Stops the execution of the current shell (but not if it is the login shell).

See Also

csh(1) , ksh(1) , kill(1) , sh(1) , su(1M)


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