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935935To keep working while Claude waits, press **Ctrl+B** in the terminal or click [**Run in background**](https://code.claude.com/docs/en/vs-code.md#move-a-running-command-or-subagent-to-the-background) in VS Code.
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937If you set the [`CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_BACKGROUND_TASKS`](https://code.claude.com/docs/en/env-vars) environment variable to `1` instead of turning fork mode off, Claude waits for every subagent. Background commands are off too, and **Ctrl+B** doesn't move anything to the background.
937If you set the [`CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_BACKGROUND_TASKS`](https://code.claude.com/docs/en/env-vars) environment variable to `1` instead of turning fork mode off, Claude waits for subagents to finish before it continues. Background commands are off too, and **Ctrl+B** doesn't move anything to the background.
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939939#### Tools, permissions, and results of background subagents
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