Running commands in the background

Each UNIX command is run as a process in a separate address space using the /bin/sh shell.

When IBM® Z OMEGAMON AI for z/OS is used to start a long-running UNIX command, you may notice an address space that persists until the command ends. This address space is in addition to the one running IBM Z OMEGAMON AI for z/OS and the one running the command itself. You can avoid the extra address space by running the command in the background.

To run the command in the background, end the command line with the UNIX shell symbol & (ampersand).