Linux / Unix trap and onitr command

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About trap and onintr

Shell built-in functions to respond to (hardware) signals.

Syntax

trap [ argument n [ n2] ]

onintr [ -| label ]

Examples

trap 'rm -f /tmp/xyz$$; exit' ERR EXIT - on error or exit delete a temporary file created during command execution.

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