# Catching the signal SIGWINCH in Julia

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/catching-the-signal-sigwinch-in-julia/33782>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Created:** [January 25, 2020, 2:29pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/catching-the-signal-sigwinch-in-julia/33782 "2020-01-25T14:29:59Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 25, 2020, 2:29pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/catching-the-signal-sigwinch-in-julia/33782/1 "2020-01-25T14:29:59Z")

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Hi!

I am trying to develop a package to create text-based user interfaces in Julia: TextUserInterfaces.jl. However, I need a way to check if the terminal has been resized so I can automatically update the interface. I need to catch the signal `SIGWINCH` and run a Julia function. Is it possible?