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bash catch ctrl-c in a script

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#!/bin/bash

function finish() {
        echo "bye bye!"
}

trap finish SIGINT

for number in $(seq 10); do
        echo "TODO: Insert work here..."
        # Insert work to do here.
done

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Source: askubuntu.com

Tags: bash basic script

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#!/bin/bash
# type "finish" to exit

stty -echoctl # hide ^C

# function called by trap
other_commands() {
    tput setaf 1
    printf "\rSIGINT caught      "
    tput sgr0
    sleep 1
    printf "\rType a command >>> "
}

trap 'other_commands' SIGINT

input="$@"

while true; do
    printf "\rType a command >>> "
    read input
    [[ $input == finish ]] && break
    bash -c "$input"
done

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Source: stackoverflow.com

Tags: basic script bash

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