Output by dash 0.5.10.2-6: 3 ^CIgnored 1 Ignored 2 Back EXIT bash 5.0.3 works the same way.
To get the output you want, you can use the following code: -------------- #!/bin/sh #set -e trap '' INT trap 'echo EXIT' EXIT sorry() { echo "Ignored 1"; echo "Ignored 2" sleep 1 echo Back } for i in 3 2 1; do echo "$i" ( trap 'sorry; exit 0' INT sleep 1 ) # || : done echo OUT --------- If you use bash, instead of dash, it would work even if "set -e" was used and "trap '' INT" was not used. If "set -e" was used with dash, you would have to uncomment "|| :" to make it work. See also Bug #892317 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/673119 Title: dash "set -e" breaks "trap action INT" To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dash/+bug/673119/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs