Is there a logout equivalent of ~/.profile?

Asked Jul 02 '20 at 00:40

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The file ~/.profile can be used to specify commands to run when a user logs in to a session. This has the advantage over ~/.bash_profile in that it works for shells other than bash and also works for at least some desktop environments (e.g. it works for me logging into Mate). However, I am wondering if there is an equivalent to ~/.profile for logging out, which (unlike ~/.bash_logout) will run commands on user logout for other shells as well as the Mate DE?

(note: I tried the obvious ~/.logout and it didn't seem to work)

To clarify, in response to some of the comments:

I am using OpenRC, not systemd, so the answer to this question doesn't help me. This is not in any way a duplicate of that question. I am looking for something that would be independent of the init system and also per user, not system-wide (hence the comparison to ~/.profile).

I think 'no' would be a perfectly acceptable answer, if the answer is 'no' (with perhaps an explanation of what is the 'proper' way to run commands on logout from the DE for a user).

edited Jul 02 '20 at 17:36

asked Jul 02 '20 at 00:40

Time4Tea

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Does this answer your question? How to run a script with systemd right before shutdown? – Gilles Quénot Jul 02 '20 at 01:36
What I do in my $HOME/.profile: test -f "$HOME"/.exitrc && trap '. "$HOME/.exitrc"' EXIT – Mikel Jul 02 '20 at 03:15
@GillesQuenot I am actually using OpenRC, rather than systemd, so unfortunately the answer to that question doesn't help me. – Time4Tea Jul 02 '20 at 12:54
@Mikel thanks for your suggestion - I will give it a try. So, that suggests the answer to my question may be 'no'? – Time4Tea Jul 02 '20 at 12:55
@Mikel I tried your suggestion, but it doesn't seem to work for me. The trap doesn't seem to fire, either on user logout or full system reboot. – Time4Tea Jul 02 '20 at 16:07
What is the output of cat /proc/3087/cmdline ? – Gilles Quénot Jul 02 '20 at 17:22
@GillesQuenot it says 'No such file'. Why would there necessarily be a process 3087? Which process are you trying to query? – Time4Tea Jul 02 '20 at 18:01
Sorry: cat /proc/$$/cmdline – Gilles Quénot Jul 02 '20 at 18:07
@GillesQuenot it says 'bash'. bash is my default shell. – Time4Tea Jul 02 '20 at 18:10
So, you can use ~/.bash_logout – Gilles Quénot Jul 02 '20 at 18:34
@GillesQuenot no, it doesn't work. I've tried it. ~/.bash_profile also doesn't seem to work for logging in to the DE (even though bash is my default shell); however, ~/.profile does. – Time4Tea Jul 02 '20 at 18:37

Is there a logout equivalent of ~/.profile?

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