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diff --git a/dwl.c b/dwl.c
index c4af87e..18c2b33 100644
--- a/dwl.c
+++ b/dwl.c
@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@ static void setlayout(const Arg *arg);
static void setmfact(const Arg *arg);
static void setmon(Client *c, Monitor *m, unsigned int newtags);
static void setup(void);
+static void sigchld(int unused);
static void spawn(const Arg *arg);
static void tag(const Arg *arg);
static void tagmon(const Arg *arg);
@@ -1458,6 +1459,9 @@ setsel(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data)
void
setup(void)
{
+ /* clean up child processes immediately */
+ sigchld(0);
+
/* The backend is a wlroots feature which abstracts the underlying input and
* output hardware. The autocreate option will choose the most suitable
* backend based on the current environment, such as opening an X11 window
@@ -1580,6 +1584,17 @@ setup(void)
}
void
+sigchld(int unused)
+{
+ if (signal(SIGCHLD, sigchld) == SIG_ERR) {
+ perror("can't install SIGCHLD handler");
+ exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+ }
+ while (0 < waitpid(-1, NULL, WNOHANG))
+ ;
+}
+
+void
spawn(const Arg *arg)
{
if (fork() == 0) {