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+.\"	$NetBSD: kill.1,v 1.8 1995/09/07 06:30:26 jtc Exp $
+.\"
+.\" Copyright (c) 1980, 1990, 1993
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+.\"
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+.\"	@(#)kill.1	8.2 (Berkeley) 4/28/95
+.\"
+.Dd April 28, 1995
+.Dt KILL 1
+.Os
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm kill
+.Nd terminate or signal a process
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.Nm kill
+.Op Fl s Ar signal_name
+.Ar pid
+\&...
+.Nm kill
+.Fl l
+.Op Ar exit_status
+.Nm kill
+.Fl signal_name
+.Ar pid
+\&...
+.Nm kill
+.Fl signal_number
+.Ar pid
+\&...
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+The kill utility sends a signal to the processes specified
+by the pid operand(s).
+.Pp
+Only the super-user may send signals to other users' processes.
+.Pp
+The options are as follows:
+.Pp
+.Bl -tag -width Ds
+.It Fl s Ar signal_name
+A symbolic signal name specifying the signal to be sent instead of the
+default
+.Dv TERM .
+.It Fl l Op Ar exit_status
+If no operand is given, list the signal names; otherwise, write
+the signal name corresponding to
+.Ar exit_status .
+.It Fl signal_name
+A symbolic signal name specifying the signal to be sent instead of the
+default
+.Dv TERM .
+.It Fl signal_number
+A non-negative decimal integer, specifying the signal to be sent instead
+of the default
+.Dv TERM .
+.El
+.Pp
+The following pids have special meanings:
+.Bl -tag -width Ds -compact
+.It -1
+If superuser, broadcast the signal to all processes; otherwise broadcast
+to all processes belonging to the user.
+.El
+.Pp
+Some of the more commonly used signals:
+.Bl -tag -width Ds -compact
+.It 1
+HUP (hang up)
+.It 2
+INT (interrupt)
+.It 3
+QUIT (quit)
+.It 6
+ABRT (abort)
+.It 9
+KILL (non-catchable, non-ignorable kill)
+.It 14
+ALRM (alarm clock)
+.It 15
+TERM (software termination signal)
+.El
+.Pp
+.Nm Kill
+is a built-in to
+.Xr csh  1  ;
+it allows job specifiers of the form ``%...'' as arguments
+so process id's are not as often used as
+.Nm kill
+arguments.
+See
+.Xr csh  1
+for details.
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr csh 1 ,
+.Xr ps 1 ,
+.Xr kill 2 ,
+.Xr sigvec 2
+.Sh STANDARDS
+The
+.Nm kill
+function is expected to be
+.St -p1003.2
+compatible.
+.Sh HISTORY
+A
+.Nm kill
+command appeared in
+.At v6 .
+.Sh BUGS
+A replacement for the command
+.Dq Li kill 0
+for
+.Xr csh  1
+users should be provided.