[Chicago-talk] system command to kill Xwindows session?

[Richard Reina]

I have script that starts an xwindows session with system("startx") I want it to end as soon as a specific tast is done? 


---- Chicago.pm chatter <chicago-talk at pm.org> wrote:
>
> Your question is incoherent; obviously if you are looking for a system
> command, then its not a Perl function.
> 
> How did you start the process that opened the window, and are you willing to
> kill the entire process?  
> 
> On Unix, if you know the process-id, then try:
> 
> 	system("kill TERM $thePid");
> 
> Alexander
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: chicago-talk-bounces+danel=speakeasy.net at pm.org
> [mailto:chicago-talk-bounces+danel=speakeasy.net at pm.org] On Behalf Of
> Richard Reina
> Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2010 9:18 AM
> To: chicago-talk at pm.org
> Subject: [Chicago-talk] system command to kill Xwindows session?
> 
> Does anyone know if there is a perl fucntion or a command that can be put
> into system("") that will kill Xwindow and return a script/user to the
> console?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Richard
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