Proper use of CTRL + C

[lisa_10]

Hallo all,
what happens if I run a script which contains the fbackup command and then I use CTRL+C 'cause I want to stop the fbackup?
Do I stop the fbackup command or do I act on the script's shell?
I mean, if I act on the shell do I stop the command in the proper way?
Thanks,
Lisa

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi Lise:

If you didn't run the 'fbackup' as a background job with 'nohup' then it is killed when the parent (shell) is killed.

Regards!

...JRF...

[Alexander M. Ermes]

Hi there.
You act on the script.
If you add this line

set -x

you will output on your screen, what your script is just doing. You then can see, where your CTRL+C stops the script.
If you wnat to stop everything, you should do it with

ps -ef |grep scriptname
after that
ps -ef |grep process# of script

you will see all processes, depending on the script. If you see your fbackup, do a kill on all processes depending on the script including the fbackup.
Rgds
Alexander M. Ermes