Heyo, I'm a computer science major and I'm playing around with Linux for the first time, because it's convenient for connecting to the school's network for homework.

I'm sure I am going to have a lot of questions, so I'm guessing this isn't the first time I'll post in this thread, but...first things first...

How do I open a program from the terminal without rendering that terminal useless until I exit the program? I have seen it done but forgot what I'm supposed to precede the program name with.