diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 65ad69a9..f36d2e80 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -6,8 +6,12 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"log"
+	"os"
+	"os/signal"
+	"syscall"
 
 	"github.com/schollz/croc/v10/src/cli"
+	"github.com/schollz/croc/v10/src/utils"
 )
 
 func main() {
@@ -27,7 +31,25 @@ func main() {
 	// 		fmt.Println("wrote profile")
 	// 	}
 	// }()
-	if err := cli.Run(); err != nil {
-		log.Fatalln(err)
-	}
+
+	// Create a channel to receive OS signals
+	sigs := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
+	signal.Notify(sigs, syscall.SIGINT, syscall.SIGTERM)
+
+	go func() {
+		if err := cli.Run(); err != nil {
+			log.Fatalln(err)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	// Wait for a termination signal
+	sig := <-sigs
+	log.Println("Received signal:", sig)
+
+	// Perform any necessary cleanup here
+	log.Println("Performing cleanup...")
+	utils.CleanupTempData()
+
+	// Exit the program gracefully
+	os.Exit(0)
 }
diff --git a/src/cli/cli.go b/src/cli/cli.go
index d65281aa..fa856082 100644
--- a/src/cli/cli.go
+++ b/src/cli/cli.go
@@ -446,9 +446,15 @@ func getStdin() (fnames []string, err error) {
 	fnames = []string{f.Name()}
 	return
 }
-
+func makeTempFolder() {
+	path := "temp"
+	if _, err := os.Stat(path); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		os.Mkdir(path, os.ModePerm)
+	}
+}
 func makeTempFileWithString(s string) (fnames []string, err error) {
-	f, err := os.CreateTemp(".", "croc-stdin-")
+	makeTempFolder()
+	f, err := os.CreateTemp("temp", "croc-stdin-")
 	if err != nil {
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/src/utils/utils.go b/src/utils/utils.go
index 1f09c2ac..3538aa8c 100644
--- a/src/utils/utils.go
+++ b/src/utils/utils.go
@@ -610,3 +610,13 @@ func ValidFileName(fname string) (err error) {
 	}
 	return
 }
+func CleanupTempData() {
+	path := "temp"
+	// Remove the directory and its contents
+	err := os.RemoveAll(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	} else {
+		log.Println("temp directory and its contents deleted successfully")
+	}
+}