bash: cannot list backgrounded jobs when inside bash script

Question

I want to see the backgrounded jobs when inside a bash script. Is this possible? To illustrate I run the command /usr/bin/experiment here but end up with no output.

$ cat /usr/bin/experiment
#!/bin/bash
echo $(jobs)

$ watch ls

[1]+  Stopped                 watch ls
$ /usr/bin/experiment

$

Does the answer below work for you? – EJK Mar 25 '16 at 19:18 — EJK, Mar 25 '16 at 19:18

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 08 '16 at 21:03

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Your script launches a new shell, which does not see the active jobs of the original shell.

If you run your script as follows:

source /usr/bin/experiment

you will get the output you are looking for

answered Mar 08 '16 at 21:03

EJK

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