A
^Z
takes effect immediately and is like an interrupt in that pending output and unread input are discarded when it is typed. There is another special key^Y
which does not generate a STOP signal until a program attempts to read(2) it. This can usefully be typed ahead when you have prepared some commands for a job which you wish to stop after it has read them.
Portanto, o objetivo é digitar várias entradas enquanto a primeira está sendo processada e fazer com que a tarefa pare depois que elas forem concluídas.