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.\" $OpenBSD: pidfile.3,v 1.3 2001/10/01 06:18:14 mpech Exp $ |
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.\" $OpenBSD: pidfile.3,v 1.4 2001/12/01 23:47:37 miod Exp $ |
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.\" $NetBSD: pidfile.3,v 1.2 2001/04/12 22:34:31 sommerfeld Exp $ |
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.\" |
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.\" Copyright (c) 1999 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc. |
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is called multiple times with different |
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.Ar basename , |
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only the last pidfile will be removed upon exit. |
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.Pp |
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.Fn pidfile |
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uses |
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.Fn atexit |
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to ensure the pidfile is unlinked at program exit. |
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However, programs that use the |
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.Fn _exit |
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function (for example, in signal handlers) |
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will not trigger this behaviour. |