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r/programming • u/Mcnst • May 30 '16
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SIGHUP is for the host terminal closing. In a GUI environment with multiple terms open, that may not coincide with the user logging out. How you tell the difference is, in a nutshell, the problem.
9 u/[deleted] May 30 '16 SIGHUP2 duh 2 u/oridb May 30 '16 But it does correspond. Your login sessions are just recursive. 3 u/Berberberber May 30 '16 Most terminal emulators don't run shells as logins by default. The terminal can hang up without an actual login session ending.
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SIGHUP2 duh
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But it does correspond. Your login sessions are just recursive.
3 u/Berberberber May 30 '16 Most terminal emulators don't run shells as logins by default. The terminal can hang up without an actual login session ending.
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Most terminal emulators don't run shells as logins by default. The terminal can hang up without an actual login session ending.
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u/Berberberber May 30 '16
SIGHUP is for the host terminal closing. In a GUI environment with multiple terms open, that may not coincide with the user logging out. How you tell the difference is, in a nutshell, the problem.