script to trap SIGNIT

workout74 · 07-12-2012, 09:10 PM

i am trying to execute a script and have it trap SIGNIT and give me a response. does it matter where in the script i place the trap statement? i placed it at the end but nothing happened

towheedm · 07-12-2012, 11:07 PM

Hopefully you meant SIGINT and not SIGNIT. The signal is trapped only after the trap command is executed. See these links and also the info pages for BASH.
http://linuxcommand.org/wss0150.php
http://tldp.org/LDP/Bash-Beginners-G...ect_12_02.html

Hope it helps.

workout74 · 07-13-2012, 05:45 AM

Yes i mean SIGINT. Was kind of in a hurry, had to go pick up a friend who was returning from deployment. I moved the location of the 'trap' command and it worked. thanks