fish-shell/doc_src/cmds/trap.rst
ridiculousfish cf2ca56e34 Allow trapping SIGINT and SIGTERM in scripts
This teaches `--on-signal SIGINT` (and by extension `trap cmd SIGINT`)
to work properly in scripts, not just interactively. Note any such
function will suppress the default behavior of exiting. Do this for
SIGTERM as well.
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.. _cmd-trap:
trap - perform an action when the shell receives a signal
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Synopsis
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.. synopsis::
trap [OPTIONS] [[ARG] REASON ... ]
Description
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``trap`` is a wrapper around the fish event delivery framework. It exists for backwards compatibility with POSIX shells. For other uses, it is recommended to define an :ref:`event handler <event>`.
The following parameters are available:
*ARG*
Command to be executed on signal delivery.
*REASON*
Name of the event to trap. For example, a signal like ``INT`` or ``SIGINT``, or the special symbol ``EXIT``.
**-l** or **--list-signals**
Prints a list of signal names.
**-p** or **--print**
Prints all defined signal handlers.
**-h** or **--help**
Displays help about using this command.
If *ARG* and *REASON* are both specified, *ARG* is the command to be executed when the event specified by *REASON* occurs (e.g., the signal is delivered).
If *ARG* is absent (and there is a single *REASON*) or ``-``, each specified signal is reset to its original disposition (the value it had upon entrance to the shell). If *ARG* is the null string the signal specified by each *REASON* is ignored by the shell and by the commands it invokes.
If *ARG* is not present and **-p** has been supplied, then the trap commands associated with each *REASON* are displayed. If no arguments are supplied or if only **-p** is given, ``trap`` prints the list of commands associated with each signal.
Signal names are case insensitive and the ``SIG`` prefix is optional. Trapping a signal will prevent fish from exiting in response to that signal.
The exit status is 1 if any *REASON* is invalid; otherwise trap returns 0.
Example
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::
trap "status --print-stack-trace" SIGUSR1
# Prints a stack trace each time the SIGUSR1 signal is sent to the shell.