How to call .bash_logout on CentOS

Question

I'm trying to call my own .bash_logout on CentOS when a user logs out. However, even when an 'exit' command is sent, .bash_logout is NOT called/executed (it just logs out).

On CentOS, when I type 'exit' and click on 'Return', the system displays 'exit', and then nothing happens. On other linux systems, when I type 'exit' and click on 'Return', the system displays 'logout', and then it calls my .bash_logout.

Is there any way to call .bash_logout on exit on CentOS? (Or, any way to execute a script on exit.)

Any suggestion would be helpful. Thank you in advance.

Answer 1

Add this to your ~/.bashrc and start a new bash:

trap "source ~/.bash_logout" EXIT

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See: help trap