How to terminate Bash Script if remote session disconnects
 

Dear All,
i am using a bash interactive script that waits for user input. i have to use this script from ssh session via remote access. if session drops, script stays stuck and BASH chews up CPU utilization:confused :.
Can any one guide me how a script can self terminate if remote session is dropped?

Try these (you'll have to adapt them a bit)
http://redflo.de/tiki-index.php?page...meout+function
http://www.ultranetsolutions.com/BAS...r-timeout.html

Dear chrism01, thanx for your prompt response. i have tested those scripts, but i am not getting result. When i use my script via ssh, it wait for READ action for input data and if ssh is terminated then it stays stuck. I want to make my script susid if there is no input in READ for say 30 seconds

Hi

You can use -t for timeout with the read. For example

echo "You have 30 seconds to write something:"
read -t 30 testvar
if [ "$?" -eq "0" ] ; then
echo "Oki"
else
echo "Timed out"
fi

You can return to the script's session by running it through 'screen'. If youf connection drops the script and shell is maintained for you to re-attach once you ssh back in.

'man screen'