SYD-PDS(1) General Commands Manual SYD-PDS(1)

syd-pds - Run a command with parent death signal set

syd-pds [-h] [-s signal] {command [args...]}

The syd-pds(1) utility runs a command with the parent death signal set. When the parent process dies, the specified signal will be delivered to the command. The signal defaults to SIGKILL.

-h Display help.
-s signal Set parent death signal to the specified signal. Defaults to SIGKILL.

syd-pds(1) exits with the same code as the child process.

syd(1), syd(2), syd(5), syd-lock(1), syd-mdwe(1), PR_SET_PDEATHSIG(2)

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2025-09-13