Running Commands at Bourne/Korn Shell Logout

The C shell has a setup file named logout (). Commands in logout are run when you log out. The Bourne and Korn shells don't have a logout file, though. Here's how to make one:

1. In your profile file, add the line:

   trap	trap '. $HOME/.sh_logout; exit' 0

   (Some systems may need $LOGDIR instead of $HOME.)

2. Make a file in your home directory named sh_logout. Put in the commands you want to be run when you log out. For example:

   if [ -f	clear if [ -f $HOME/todo.tomorrow ] then echo "=========== STUFF TO DO TOMORROW: ============" cat $HOME/todo.tomorrow fi

The trap will read the sh_logout file when the shell exits.

- JP