diff --git a/42sh/src/job-control/job_run.c b/42sh/src/job-control/job_run.c
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+/* ************************************************************************** */
+/*                                                                            */
+/*                                                        :::      ::::::::   */
+/*   job_run.c                                          :+:      :+:    :+:   */
+/*                                                    +:+ +:+         +:+     */
+/*   By: jhalford <jack@crans.org>                  +#+  +:+       +#+        */
+/*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
+/*   Created: 2017/01/09 16:54:18 by jhalford          #+#    #+#             */
+/*   Updated: 2017/01/11 14:37:23 by jhalford         ###   ########.fr       */
+/*                                                                            */
+/* ************************************************************************** */
+
+#include "job_control.h"
+
+void	job_run(t_job *job, int foreground)
+{
+	int		rank[2];
+
+	job_getrank(&rank);
+	mark_job_as_running(job);
+	job_format(job, rank, JOBS_OPTS_L);
+	foreground ? put_job_in_foreground(job, 1) : put_job_in_background(job, 1);
+}