syd-pds(1)

syd-pds1

Run a command with parent death signal set

Usage

syd-pds [-h] [-s signal] command [args ...]

Overview

The syd-pds(1) utility runs a command with the parent death signal set. When the parent process dies, the specified signal will be delivered to the command. The signal defaults to SIGKILL.

Options

-hDisplay help.
-s signalSet parent death signal to the specified signal. Defaults to SIGKILL.

Exit status

syd-pds exits with the same code as the child process.

Authors

Maintained by Ali Polatel. Up-to-date sources can be found at https://gitlab.exherbo.org/sydbox/sydbox.git and on Radicle at rad:z38HCnbmcDegA2BMxuPaPRPMdp6wF. Bugs/patches can be submitted to https://gitlab.exherbo.org/groups/sydbox/-/issues. Discuss in #sydbox on Libera Chat or in #sydbox:mailstation.de on Matrix.

From syd 3.59.0-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.