After using some commands e.g. gitk I can't keep using the terminal. I need to terminate gitk and then I can keep typing commands. Is there a way to open a program and keep using the terminal? I'm using GitBash on Windows.
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gitk &
The & causes the command to run in the background.
As an alternative, you can interrupt a program by pressing Control-Z in the terminal. This gives you back control of the command-line, but pauses the program. You can continue it in the background by typing
bg
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Thank you very much! That's exactly what I was looking for! Cheers! – matzar Oct 03 '16 at 13:47
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i added this to a .bashrc file in my home dir `alias gitk="gitk &"` – Ricardo Saracino Nov 28 '21 at 20:19