[Xastir] UpdateTime: Readline error: 9

[Tyler Parsons]

Thanks to of you (Curt and Jason) for the explanation.

Tyler
WB7DDL



Jason KG4WSV wrote:
> <pid> is the process ID, the number than uniquely identifies a process
> on a unix system.
>
> One form of unix interprocess communication is a numeric signal.  The
> TERM signal is for terminate, so the OS can tell the process to die
> (most commonly used when the OS is shutting down).  A process may trap
> or "handle" these signals by setting up a signal handler function, so
> for example files that are being written can be closed out properly
> before the program exits.  If you are familiar with hardware
> interrupts and interrupt handlers, signals and signal handlers are the
> software equivalent.
>
> The 9 or KILL signal cannot be trapped (and therefore cannot be
> ignored).  It is used to kill a misbehaving app if you can't get its
> attention any other way.
>
> -Jason
> kg4wsv
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