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| -rw-r--r-- | bin/kill/kill.1 | 36 |
1 files changed, 19 insertions, 17 deletions
diff --git a/bin/kill/kill.1 b/bin/kill/kill.1 index b1f1cbf894e..78c6f1d1c20 100644 --- a/bin/kill/kill.1 +++ b/bin/kill/kill.1 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $OpenBSD: kill.1,v 1.25 2004/04/04 13:19:36 jmc Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: kill.1,v 1.26 2004/07/06 13:32:44 jmc Exp $ .\" $NetBSD: kill.1,v 1.8 1995/09/07 06:30:26 jtc Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 1980, 1990, 1993 @@ -48,11 +48,11 @@ .Fl l .Op Ar exit_status .Nm kill -.Fl signal_name +.Fl Ar signal_name .Ar pid .Op Ar ... .Nm kill -.Fl signal_number +.Fl Ar signal_number .Ar pid .Op Ar ... .Sh DESCRIPTION @@ -78,25 +78,21 @@ default If no operand is given, list the signal names; otherwise, write the signal name corresponding to .Ar exit_status . -.It Fl signal_name +.It Fl Ar signal_name A symbolic signal name specifying the signal to be sent instead of the default .Dv SIGTERM . -.It Fl signal_number +.It Fl Ar signal_number A non-negative decimal integer specifying the signal to be sent instead of the default .Dv SIGTERM . .El .Pp The following PIDs have special meanings: -.Pp -.Bl -tag -width Ds -compact -offset indent +.Bl -tag -width Ds -offset indent .It \-1 If superuser, broadcast the signal to all processes; otherwise, broadcast to all processes belonging to the user. -.El -.Pp -.Bl -tag -width Ds -compact -offset indent .It \- Ns Ar pgid Send the signal to all processes within the specified process group. .El @@ -120,8 +116,13 @@ ALRM (alarm clock) TERM (software termination signal) .El .Pp -A signal number of 0 (kill \-0 pid) checks the validity of a -certain PID, to see if it exists. +For a more complete list, consult the +.Xr sigaction 2 +manual page. +.Pp +A signal number of 0 +.Pq Li kill \-0 pid +checks the validity of a certain PID, to see if it exists. An exit code of 0 means that the specified process exists. .Pp The @@ -134,18 +135,19 @@ so process IDs are not as often used as .Nm arguments. .Sh EXAMPLES -.Li $ kill -9 1234 +Forcibly terminate process ID 1234: .Pp -Forcibly terminate process ID 1234. -.Pp -.Li # kill -HUP `cat /var/run/inetd.pid` +.Dl $ kill -9 1234 .Pp Send the .Xr inetd 8 daemon the hangup signal, instructing it to re-read its configuration from -.Pa /etc/inetd.conf . +.Pa /etc/inetd.conf : +.Pp +.Dl # kill -HUP `cat /var/run/inetd.pid` .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr csh 1 , +.Xr pkill 1 , .Xr ps 1 , .Xr sh 1 , .Xr kill 2 , |