I'd like to run a script every time I close a Bash session.
I use XFCE and Terminal 0.4.5 (Xfce Terminal Emulator), I would like to run a script every time I close a tab in Terminal including the last one (when I close Terminal).
Something like .bashrc but running at the end of every session.
.bash_logout doesn't work
You use trap
(see man bash
):
trap /u1/myuser/on_exit_script.sh EXIT
The command can be added to your .profile/.login
This works whether you exit the shell normally (e.g. via exit
command) or simply kill the terminal window/tab, since the shell gets the EXIT
signal either way - I just tested by exiting my putty window.