Hi, I am trying to write a small server that behaves well when killed from the command line using its PID (i.e. not with CTRL-C). Installing signal handlers works well as long as I use the key-stroke to kill it but if I use the kill shell command no handling code gets called---both the signal handlers and END{} block are ignored (otherwise they get executed). I can't seem to figure out this problem and all my searching has been in vain (maybe I am searching for the wrong thing). Can anyone help out here? People have suggested I am catching the wrong signal but I have handlers installed for all applicable signals AFAIK.

I am not posting sample code since my signal handlers and end block are as simple as they come. This is not a question on how to use them, just a question on why the kill from the shell-command is being ignored by the perl code.

Thanks!

In reply to signal handler not called by Anonymous Monk

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