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Run bash commands in the background

You can nudge Claude to run bash tasks in the background. For example, you have some long-running tasks and you want claude to see the tasks's output.

Claude Code Knowledge Pack7/10/2026

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Run bash commands in the background

You can nudge Claude to run bash tasks in the background. For example, you have some long-running tasks and you want claude to see the tasks's output.

See docs/claude-code/interactive-mode#background-bash-commands