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From: lylec@westminster.ac.uk (Jiri Kantor)
Subject: BSD job control
Message-ID: <CF29H8.AMI@westminster.ac.uk>
Organization: University of Westminster
Date: Sun, 17 Oct 1993 21:38:09 GMT
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Hi BSD folks!

I have a question about the BSD job control (added to some Unixes around 1980).

Where is the original paper introducing this feature?
(or any implementation related documents)

I don't think anyone will be intersted in the answer, so if you have any
information please email me.

(W.Richard Stevens, Advanced Programming in the Unix Environment:
"Is job control necessary or desirable? .......
Some people claim that a well-designed windowing system removes any need
for job control. .........
Regardless of your opinion, job control is part of POSIX.1 and FIPS 151-1
and will be around for a while."

and

myself: need to implement the above in Minix as our O.S. coursework :-)
)

Thanks in advance for any help.

J.K.