SUPERVISOR.PL ------------- print PIDFILE "$$\r\n"; $SIG{QUIT} = \%SHUTDOWN; fork() if child, exec ctrlman.pl fork() if child, exec pidman.pl fork() if child, exec progman.pl fork() if child, exec webman.pl while (1) { do stuff } exit; sub SHUTDOWN { kill 3, CTRLMAN_pid # pid saved from the fork kill 3, PIDMAN_pid kill 3, PROGMAN_pid kill 3, WEBMAN_pid }