CTRL + C and CTRL + Z are both interrupt commands, but they do not work the same.
CTRL + C is the execution of a forced interrupt program,
and CTRL + Z is the task is interrupted, but this task does not end, he is still in the process he just maintain the suspended state, the user can use the FG/BG operation to continue the foreground or background tasks, FG command Restart the front desk interrupted task, BG command to put the interrupted task in the background execution.
For example:
When you vi a file is, if you need to do other operations with the shell, but you do not want to shut down VI, because you have to
To save the launch, you can simply press Ctrl+z,shell will suspend the VI process ~, when you end the shell operation, you can use the FG command to continue vi your file.
The VI command may appear with an error "Vim:Warning:Output is not to a terminal" message, you need to interrupt the task by using CTRL + Z.
Linux CTRL + C and CTRL + Z differences