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0.0.13	Jan 6, 2026
0.0.12	Dec 24, 2025

#321 in Debugging

MIT license

100KB
2.5K SLoC

jb

Run background jobs that survive terminal disconnect. Track status and retrieve output anytime.

Install

# Homebrew
brew install nijaru/tap/jb

# Cargo
cargo install jb

Quick Start

$ jb run "cargo build --release"
a3x9

$ jb list
ID         STATUS       EXIT   NAME         COMMAND
a3x9       running      -      -            cargo build --release

$ jb logs a3x9 --follow
   Compiling foo v0.1.0
   ...

$ jb status a3x9
Status: completed
Exit: 0

Commands

Command	Purpose
`jb run <cmd>`	Start background job
`jb run <cmd> --follow`	Start + stream output
`jb run <cmd> --wait`	Start + wait silently
`jb list` (or `jb ls`)	List last 10 jobs
`jb list -n 20`	List last 20 jobs
`jb list -a`	List all jobs
`jb list --failed`	List failed jobs
`jb logs <id>`	View output (colorized)
`jb logs <id> --tail`	Last 50 lines
`jb logs <id> --tail N`	Last N lines
`jb logs <id> --follow`	Stream output until done
`jb logs <id> --pager`	View in pager (less -R)
`jb status <id>`	Job details
`jb stop <id>`	Stop job
`jb wait <id>`	Block until done
`jb retry <id>`	Re-run job
`jb clean`	Remove old jobs

Features

Short memorable IDs (a3x9)
Clean output (last 10 jobs by default)
Color-coded status and logs (error/warn/info/debug)
Shell completions (bash, zsh, fish)
JSON output (--json)
Survives terminal disconnect
Auto-starts daemon
Respects NO_COLOR environment variable

vs nohup

nohup cmd > /tmp/log-$$.txt 2>&1 &
echo $!

jb run "cmd"
jb logs <id>

Shell Completions

# Install once (recommended)
jb completions zsh --install
jb completions bash --install
jb completions fish --install

# Or generate to stdout
jb completions zsh > ~/.zsh/completions/_jb

License

MIT

Dependencies

~45MB
~737K SLoC