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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers Exit from n th child shell Post 302240390 by indra_saha on Thursday 25th of September 2008 03:52:01 PM
Old 09-25-2008
Exit from n th child shell
Hi,
I am using ksh to write my shell script. I need to create multiple-level of nested sub shells in my script. Lets say I have at n th subshell. My question is how do I come out from there to main login shell.

If I use 'exit' command then it is exiting from just one subshell and back to (n-1) th subshell. But I want to come out all way to login shell.

Any idea, pointer, opinion would be highly appreciated.

Thanks
Rabi
 

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suspend

suspend(1)							   User Commands							suspend(1)

NAME

       suspend - shell built-in function to halt the current shell

SYNOPSIS

   sh
       suspend

   csh
       suspend

   ksh
       suspend

DESCRIPTION

   sh
       Stops the execution of the current shell (but not if it is the login shell).

   csh
       Stop the shell in its tracks, much as if it had been sent a stop signal with ^Z. This is most often used to stop shells started by su.

   ksh
       Stops the execution of the current shell (but not if it is the login shell).

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWcsu			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       csh(1), kill(1), ksh(1), sh(1), su(1M), attributes(5)

SunOS 5.11							    15 Apr 1994 							suspend(1)
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