#!/usr/bin/env bash printf '%s%s%s\n' 'START. Can be terminated with "kill -TERM ' "$$" '"' while :; do printf '%s\n' 'sleeping 10s' sleep 10s printf '%s\n' 'awoke from sleep' done printf '%s\n' 'END' # When executing `kill -TERM $PID` in another terminal, # this script terminates instantly.