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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.