Learning Linux Shell Scripting

Using traps in function

If we use the trap command inside a function in script, then the reassigned signal behavior will become global inside a script. We can check this effect in the following script example.

Let's write Shell script trap_01.sh as follows:

#!/bin/bash
trap "echo  caught signal SIGINT" SIGINT
trap "echo  caught signal SIGQUIT" 3
trap "echo  caught signal SIGTERM" 15
while :
do
    sleep 50
done

Let's test the program as follows:

$ chmod +x trap_01.sh
$ ./ trap_01.sh

Output:

^Ccaught signal SIGINT
^\Quit (core dumped)
caught signal SIGQUIT

Let's write one more Shell script trap_02.sh as follows:

#!/bin/bash trap "echo caught signal SIGINT" SIGINT trap "echo caught signal SIGQUIT" 3 trap "echo caught signal SIGTERM" 15 trap "echo caught signal ...