Detegr/rust-ctrlc

Easy Ctrl-C handler for Rust projects

Rust

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223 commits

updated Jul 22, 2026

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CtrlC

A simple easy to use wrapper around Ctrl-C signal.

Documentation

Example usage

In cargo.toml:

[dependencies]
ctrlc = "3.5"

then, in main.rs

use std::sync::mpsc::channel;
use ctrlc;

fn main() {
    let (tx, rx) = channel();
    
    ctrlc::set_handler(move || tx.send(()).expect("Could not send signal on channel."))
        .expect("Error setting Ctrl-C handler");
    
    println!("Waiting for Ctrl-C...");
    rx.recv().expect("Could not receive from channel.");
    println!("Got it! Exiting..."); 
}

Try the example yourself

cargo build --examples && target/debug/examples/readme_example

Handling SIGTERM and SIGHUP

Add CtrlC to Cargo.toml using termination feature and CtrlC will handle SIGINT, SIGTERM and SIGHUP.

License

Licensed under either of

Contribution

Unless you explicitly state otherwise, any contribution intentionally submitted for inclusion in the work by you shall be dual licensed as above, without any additional terms or conditions.

Similar crates

There are alternatives that give you more control over the different signals and/or add async support.

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Significant stargazers

Ivan Tham

162 followers · starred Sep 2024

Igor Aleksanov

229 followers · starred Feb 2025

Dirk Gadsden

133 followers · starred Apr 2025

Preston Thorpe

1,484 followers · starred Sep 2023

Detegr/rust-ctrlc

Easy Ctrl-C handler for Rust projects

Rust

670

223 commits

updated Jul 22, 2026

See the code

README

CtrlC

A simple easy to use wrapper around Ctrl-C signal.

Documentation

Example usage

In cargo.toml:

[dependencies]
ctrlc = "3.5"

then, in main.rs

use std::sync::mpsc::channel;
use ctrlc;

fn main() {
    let (tx, rx) = channel();
    
    ctrlc::set_handler(move || tx.send(()).expect("Could not send signal on channel."))
        .expect("Error setting Ctrl-C handler");
    
    println!("Waiting for Ctrl-C...");
    rx.recv().expect("Could not receive from channel.");
    println!("Got it! Exiting..."); 
}

Try the example yourself

cargo build --examples && target/debug/examples/readme_example

Handling SIGTERM and SIGHUP

Add CtrlC to Cargo.toml using termination feature and CtrlC will handle SIGINT, SIGTERM and SIGHUP.

License

Licensed under either of

Contribution

Unless you explicitly state otherwise, any contribution intentionally submitted for inclusion in the work by you shall be dual licensed as above, without any additional terms or conditions.

Similar crates

There are alternatives that give you more control over the different signals and/or add async support.

rust
signal-handling

Significant stargazers

Ivan Tham

162 followers · starred Sep 2024

Igor Aleksanov

229 followers · starred Feb 2025

Dirk Gadsden

133 followers · starred Apr 2025

Preston Thorpe

1,484 followers · starred Sep 2023