gistfile1.java

public class X
{
    public static void main(String[] args)
            throws InterruptedException
    {
        final Thread t = new Thread(new Runnable() {

            @Override
            public void run()
            {
                synchronized (this) {
                    try {
                        wait();
                    }
                    catch (InterruptedException e) {
                        System.err.println("interrupted");
                        Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
                    }
                }
            }
        });
        t.start();

        Runtime.getRuntime().addShutdownHook(new Thread(new Runnable()
        {
            @Override
            public void run()
            {
                System.err.println("interrupting");
                t.interrupt();
                System.err.println("waiting");
                try {
                    t.join();
                }
                catch (InterruptedException e) {
                    System.err.println("shutdown interrupted");
                }
            }
        }));
    }
}