Bash: Put a job in the background and then tail the log
Solution 1:
Just drop the semicolon:
# foo param1 param2 >> run.out & tail -f run.out
Solution 2:
You need to put the backgrounded command in ()'s.
(ls -R / >>/tmp/list & ); tail -f /tmp/list
Sadly, this really backgrounds it. You won't be able to us %1 to get to its PID.