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

[Richard Reina]

Linux.  Sorry.
---- Chicago.pm chatter <chicago-talk at pm.org> wrote:
>
> You didn't telll me if you are on UNIX.
> 
> The "startx" script has to give you the PID, which it currently isn't doing,
> and then you have to gather the PID.
> 
> In "startx", assuming Unix
> 
> 	$!/bin/ksh
> 	Foobar &
> 	echo $!
> 
> I assume you are using the '&' to background "Foobar".  The '$!' gives you
> pid of background job, but must be immediately following "Foobar &" command.
> 
> In Perl, you gather the echoed PID by using "qx" instead of system()
> 
> my $thePid = qx/startx/;
> 
> Now you can kill $thePid.
> 
> Got to go.  Goodluck, bye.
> 
> 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 10:06 AM
> To: Chicago.pm chatter
> Subject: Re: [Chicago-talk]system command to kill Xwindows session?
> 
> 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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