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SIGSTOP and SIGCONT are also really useful with GUI apps. I use them when I want to pause a major app like Firefox but don't want to sleep the entire machine.
by GekkePrutser 5y ago
SIGSTOP and SIGCONT are also really useful with GUI apps. I use them when I want to pause a major app like Firefox but don't want to sleep the entire machine.
- executesorder66 5y agoWhat use case do you have for pausing Firefox?
- GekkePrutser 5y agoMinimising power usage while keeping the system as a whole running. "Light sleep mode" as it were.