9124c23 · helix · git.iko.soy

respond to SIGUSR1 by reloading config (#3952)

* respond to SIGUSR1 by reloading config * document USR1 signal handling

commit9124c231f426318e970c62647c1ddabed3c9a389 authorKarsten Gebbert <k@ioctl.it> dateMon 3 Oct 2022, 17:08 (4 years ago) parent3d59d3f

2 files changed+10−2

unifiedsplit

book/src/configuration.md+4

@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ hidden = false

2828You may also specify a file to use for configuration with the `-c` or

2929`--config` CLI argument: `hx -c path/to/custom-config.toml`.

3030

31+It is also possible to trigger configuration file reloading by sending the `USR1`

32+signal to the helix process, e.g. via `pkill -USR1 hx`. This is only supported

33+on unix operating systems.

34+

3135## Editor

3236

3337### `[editor]` Section

helix-term/src/application.rs+6−2

@@ -224,8 +224,8 @@ impl Application {

224224 #[cfg(windows)]

225225 let signals = futures_util::stream::empty();

226226 #[cfg(not(windows))]

227− let signals =

228− Signals::new(&[signal::SIGTSTP, signal::SIGCONT]).context("build signal handler")?;

227+ let signals = Signals::new(&[signal::SIGTSTP, signal::SIGCONT, signal::SIGUSR1])

228+ .context("build signal handler")?;

229229

230230 let app = Self {

231231 compositor,

@@ -426,6 +426,10 @@ impl Application {

426426 self.compositor.load_cursor();

427427 self.render();

428428 }

429+ signal::SIGUSR1 => {

430+ self.refresh_config();

431+ self.render();

432+ }

429433 _ => unreachable!(),

430434 }

431435 }