Question: what is the difference between ctrl c and ctrl z in linux?
Answer: Ctrl + C is used to kill a process with signal SIGINT , in other words it is a polite kill . Ctrl + Z is used to suspend a process by sending it the signal SIGTSTP , which is like a sleep signal, that can be undone and the process can be resumed again. ... kill %n where n is the number displayed by the jobs command.