NAME pdeath - Run a command that is killed when its parent exits SYNOPSIS pdeath -L (signal[(+|-)off] command [argument] ...) DESCRIPTION pdeath runs the select command with the parent death signal set to signal plus or minus off. This means that the process receives this signal when its parent process dies. OPTIONS -L List all signals. LIMITATIONS pdeath cannot be used on binaries with set-user-ID or set-group-ID set.