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 See the UNIX Programmers Manual or via % man csh 

 % bg
  forces processing of an interrupted command into background processing.
  The sequence:

   % nroff -ms * > outfile
     [...wait...wait...wait...]

   CTRL-Z
   Stopped
   % bg
   [1] nroff -ms * > outfile &
 
  will allow you to bail out of a lengthy process (via CTRL-Z)
  and force the process to continue, but in background. 
  You are notified when the command has finished.

  See also ps and jobs for tracking the progress of background jobs.

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