rclone/rclone

add ability to signal rclone to finish current partial task and exit

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#966 opened on Dec 20, 2016

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Description

It'd be convenient to be able to signal rclone (perhaps via a SIGUSR1 or SIGUSR2?) to finish up working on the current transfers and then exit so uploads aren't left in a half state. Or perhaps SIGINT? One ctrl-c on the terminal or from external source could tell it to finish up and exit while a second SIGINT would instruct it to exit immediately.

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Implement a signal handler (e.g., for SIGUSR1 or SIGINT) that sets a flag to stop starting new transfers and waits for ongoing transfers to complete before exiting. Consider using context cancellation and a second signal for immediate exit. Refer to rclone's existing signal handling in main() or similar.
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go
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clibackend
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3
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1-2 days
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Active
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Clear
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Go
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60