> at the same prompt you run the script (that fails) from > what does this command output > trap > Output below, also enhanced with trap command exit stati.
So it looks like in my environment it does not seem to accept the trap definition (trap trap_QUIT QUIT), however the exit status of that command is 0. I also cannot spot anything in my stty environment that would prohibit the SIGQUIT. The 'isig' stty flag does not seem to make a difference either way Thanks, --Marcus $ ./ttt.ksh 0 0 0 0 From main program: trying to trap SIGINT ...signal INT trapped trying to trap SIGQUIT ... trying to trap SIGTERM ...signal TERM trapped trying to trap SIGHUP ...signal HUP trapped trap -- trap_TERM TERM trap -- '' QUIT trap -- trap_INT INT trap -- trap_HUP HUP end $ stty -a speed 38400 baud; rows 33; columns 96; intr = ^C; quit = ^\; erase = ^?; kill = ^U; eof = ^D; eol = M-^?; eol2 = M-^?; swtch = <undef>; start = ^Q; stop = ^S; susp = ^Z; dsusp = ^Y; rprnt = ^R; werase = ^W; lnext = ^V; flush = ^O; -parenb -parodd cs8 hupcl -cstopb cread -clocal -crtscts -ignbrk brkint ignpar -parmrk -inpck -istrip -inlcr -igncr icrnl ixon -ixoff -iuclc -ixany imaxbel opost -olcuc -ocrnl onlcr -onocr -onlret -ofill -ofdel nl0 cr0 tab0 bs0 vt0 ff0 isig icanon iexten echo echoe echok -echonl -noflsh -xcase -tostop -echoprt echoctl echoke $ cat ttt.ksh #!/usr/bin/ksh trap trap_INT INT echo $? trap trap_QUIT QUIT echo $? trap trap_TERM TERM echo $? trap trap_HUP HUP echo $? function trap_INT { print "signal INT trapped" } function trap_QUIT { print "signal QUIT trapped" } function trap_TERM { print "signal TERM trapped" } function trap_HUP { print "signal HUP trapped" } function trap_ERR { print "ERR trapped" } print "From main program: " print -n " trying to trap SIGINT ..." /usr/bin/kill -INT $$ print "" print -n " trying to trap SIGQUIT ..." /usr/bin/kill -QUIT $$ print "" print -n " trying to trap SIGTERM ..." /usr/bin/kill -TERM $$ print "" print -n " trying to trap SIGHUP ..." /usr/bin/kill -HUP $$ print "" trap print "end"