From: "RubyTalk@..." <rubytalk@...>
Date: 2007-09-17T13:10:04+09:00
Subject: Re: loop a program on exit?

END{
    code
}

"Declares code to be called at the end of the program (when the
interpreter quits)."

Ruby In A Nutshell: page 29.

I do have the first edition so could have changed.

SbeckerIV

On 9/16/07, Tim Pease <tim.pease@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 9/15/07, Michael Linfield <globyy3000@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > i want to have a program restart when its closed via the X button on the
> > window / terminal
> >
> > any ideas?
> > --
> > Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.
> >
>
> at_exit {exec "ruby", $0, *ARGS}
>
> Should work on all platforms, but you will not get the original flags
> to the ruby interpreter. You should register a signal handler to trap
> SIGKILL or SIGTERM and do an exit! from the handler. This will prevent
> the at_exit blocks from running.
>
> Blessings,
> TwP
>
>