#terminal · 30 Mar 2024 · 1 min read

Terminal Shortcuts: Processes

Control running processes and manage terminal output.

These shortcuts put you in control of what’s running — and what’s displayed — in your terminal.

Screen

Ctrl+L

Clear the terminal screen (same as running clear)

Output flow

Ctrl+S

Pause screen output — commands still run, output is buffered

Ctrl+Q

Resume output paused by Ctrl + S

Heads up: Ctrl + S is a classic source of “frozen terminal” panic. If your terminal suddenly stops responding, try Ctrl + Q before anything else.

Process control

Ctrl+C

Interrupt the running command (sends SIGINT)

Ctrl+Z

Suspend the running process and return to the prompt (sends SIGTSTP)

Ctrl+D

Send EOF — closes the terminal if the prompt is empty

Tip: After Ctrl + Z, the process is paused in the background. Use fg to bring it back to the foreground, bg to keep it running in the background, and jobs to list all suspended processes.

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