Re: bash vs csh

[ABrady <kcsmart kc rr com>]

On 01 May 2002 09:02:03 -0500
Bret Hughes <bhughes elevating com> quietly intimated:

> On Wed, 2002-05-01 at 08:31, Cesar Moya wrote:
> > Hello everyone:
> > 
> > Suppose I run a program under the bash shell from the
> > console in KDE or GNOME using a command like this
> > 
> > $ kedit prog1.c &
> > 
> > If I kill the console (using the mouse) from which I issue
> > that command, the process "kedit" also gets killed!!!).
> > 
> > However, if I do the same using the csh shell, I do not
> > have that problem.  (the console is killed but not the
> > process "kedit").
> > 
> > Why the bash shell cannot keep that process running?
> 
> it can but sending it to the back ground with & does not thell it to
> ignore the hangup signal sent to child processes when the console
> dies. Try 
> 
> nohup kedit myprog.c & 
> 
> see if that has the expected results.
> 
> <editor war> or of course use a real editor.  gvim detaches itself
> from the parent so neither & nor nohup are needed </editor war> :)
> 
> seriously, I have never used kedit it may bee the coolest thing since
> the hard drive for all I know.

I missed the original post. But I tried it with kedit and it's working flawlessly here.

I agree with using an editor designed for the purpose, though I might
disagree on which is best suited for such things. (8^0)

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