cs490147@umbc3.UMD.EDU ( Dipto Chakravarty) (05/07/87)
You need to look up the following system calls in order to understand how to invoke them:- (1) fork, (2) signal, (3) kill (its man entry.) First, do a fork() /* this takes care of stdin and stdout */ When the special control character(s) comes in, trap it with the help of signal(). Usually, the ninth signal, SIGKILL is a sure kill. Hope this helps ... Best -- Dipto in real life: <Dipto Chakravarty> net: cs490147@umbc3.umd.edu.ARPA