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You almost got it... job control is disabled by default when running a script, but you can enable it with set -m. It's a bit cleaner and simpler than using setsid every time you run a child.

psusi
– psusi

2014-11-03 18:31:45 +00:00
Commented Nov 3, 2014 at 18:31
@psusi Thanks for the tip! I only need to run one child, so it's no big deal. I now know where to look in the Bash manual though...

MathematicalOrchid
– MathematicalOrchid

2014-11-03 19:11:19 +00:00
Commented Nov 3, 2014 at 19:11
Ironically, I have the reverse problem where I want the parent to catch sigint, but it does not because of "clever pipe trickery." Also progress group -> process group

Andrew Domaszek
– Andrew Domaszek

2015-03-11 08:06:26 +00:00
Commented Mar 11, 2015 at 8:06

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