If I start a process with an ampersand (&
) at the end, it'll be forked to background. When it finishes, I get an output similar to
[1]+ Fertig my_script
I have a localized distribution, but this shouldn't matter.
What I see is the job ID in square brackets followed by a plus (+
).
If I have multiple jobs started in parallel, I get
[1]- Fertig my_script
[2]+ Fertig my_script
Now I have a minus (-
) for the fist job and a plus (+
) for the second one.
I wonder, what those +
/-
mean.
Couldn't find any answer using internet search engines.