For questions regarding the termination of processes, threads, and sessions.
Questions tagged [terminate]
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ruby timeouts and system commands
I have a ruby timeout that calls a system (bash) command like this..
Timeout::timeout(10) {
`my_bash_command -c12 -o text.txt`
}
but I think that even if the ruby thread is interrupted, the actual command keeps running in the background.. is it…
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How to properly stop a multi-threaded .NET windows service?
I have a windows service written in C# that creates a truck load of threads and makes many network connections (WMI, SNMP, simple TCP, http). When attempting to stop the windows service using the Services MSC snap-in, the call to stop the service…
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Python Process won't call atexit
I'm trying to use atexit in a Process, but unfortunately it doesn't seem to work. Here's some example code:
import time
import atexit
import logging
import multiprocessing
logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
class W(multiprocessing.Process):
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What should happen if one calls `std::exit` in a global object's destructor?
Consider the following code:
#include
struct Foo {
~Foo() {
std::exit(0);
}
} foo;
int main() {
}
It compiles and terminates with zero successfully for me both on my Linux (GCC, Clang) and Windows (Visual Studio). However,…
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run xterm -e without terminating
I want to run xterm -e file.sh without terminating.
In the file, I'm sending commands to the background and when the script is done, they are still not finished.
What I'm doing currently is:
(cd /myfolder; /xterm -ls -geometry 115x65 -sb -sl 1000)…
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Quit valgrind cleanly when debugging with gdb
I am debugging a program using valgrind and gdb. However I terminate those debugging sessions in a barbaric way… Is it really how it is meant to be done ?
Setting up the debugging session
Following the instructions from the official valgrind website…
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C# Process Killing
I need to write a program in c# that would just start, kill one process\exe that it is supposed to kill and end itself.
The process I need to kill is another C# application so it is a local user process and I know the path to the exe.
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Java program terminating after ObjectMapper.writeValue(System.out, responseData) - Jackson Library
I'm using the Jackson library to create JSON objects, but when I use the mapper.writeValue(System.out, responseData) function, the program terminates. Here is my code:
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.HashMap;
import…
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How terminate child processes when parent process terminated in C#
Task: Auto kill all child processes if parent process terminate. Parent procees can be terminated not only in correct way, but also by killing in ProcessExplorer, for example.
How can I do it?
Similar question in С topic advice to use Job objects.…
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Toggle Opacity with HotKey in Terminal/iTerm
Is there any way to set up a hotkey to change the opacity in either the terminal or iTerm? I usually use a low percentage opacity and it would be nice to be able to toggle on and off quickly.
EDIT: Cmd + U does essentially the same thing without…
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Thread does not abort on application closing
I have an application which does some background task (network listening & reading) in a separate Thread. It seems however that the Thread is not being Terminated/Aborted when I close the application (click "x" button on titlebar).
Is that because…
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R shiny: How to allow users to stop the process? And how to stop the app from backend?
I have a shiny app that allows users to upload their own data and do a few tasks. Depending on their data size and the type of tasks they would want to perform, sometimes the process gets long and even lasting forever. I would like to add the "stop"…
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Does Linux guarantee freeing malloc'd unfreed memory on program exit?
I used to believe it does for certain but... I can't find it explicitly stated.
man 3 exit and man 2 _exit verbosely specify the effects of process termination, but don't mention memory leaks.
Posix comes closer: it mentions this:
Memory mappings…
user4385532
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Terminate a thread after an interval if not returned
I have a thread which grabs some data from network or serial port. The thread must terminate (or return false) if no data is received within 5 seconds.
In other words, if running the thread is taking more than 5 seconds it must stop.
I am writing in…
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Why do i get a "terminated due to timeout" error for my code at hackerrank?
I got a "Terminated due to timeout error" when i ran my code for some specific testcases only. Even though my code compiled successfully for other testcases. Can someone please help me with this?
Link -…
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