fish-shell/sphinx_doc_src/cmds/trap.rst
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trap - perform an action when the shell receives a signal
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Synopsis
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trap [OPTIONS] [[ARG] REASON ... ]
Description
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`trap` is a wrapper around the fish event delivery framework. It exists for backwards compatibility with POSIX shells. For other uses, it is recommended to define an <a href='index.html#event'>event handler</a>.
The following parameters are available:
- `ARG` is the command to be executed on signal delivery.
- `REASON` is the name of the event to trap. For example, a signal like `INT` or `SIGINT`, or the special symbol `EXIT`.
- `-l` or `--list-signals` prints a list of signal names.
- `-p` or `--print` prints all defined signal handlers.
If `ARG` and `REASON` are both specified, `ARG` is the command to be executed when the event specified by `REASON` occurs (e.g., the signal is delivered).
If `ARG` is absent (and there is a single REASON) or -, each specified signal is reset to its original disposition (the value it had upon entrance to the shell). If `ARG` is the null string the signal specified by each `REASON` is ignored by the shell and by the commands it invokes.
If `ARG` is not present and `-p` has been supplied, then the trap commands associated with each `REASON` are displayed. If no arguments are supplied or if only `-p` is given, `trap` prints the list of commands associated with each signal.
Signal names are case insensitive and the `SIG` prefix is optional.
The return status is 1 if any `REASON` is invalid; otherwise trap returns 0.
Example
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\fish
trap "status --print-stack-trace" SIGUSR1
# Prints a stack trace each time the SIGUSR1 signal is sent to the shell.
\endfish