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  1. A command, with or without arguments, executed in the background using &.
  2. For simplicity, assume that if present the & is always the last thing on the line.
  3. Example: vi &
  4. Details: In this case, your shell must execute the command and return immediately, not
  5. blocking until the command finishes. The distinction must be made between
  6. backgrounding a process that does not need interactive input and one that does, e.g., the
  7. who command vs. the vi command.
  8. Concepts: Background execution, signals, signal handlers, process groups, asynchronous
  9. execution.
  10. System calls: sigset(), sigaction()
  11. Signals: SIGTTOU
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