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| − | + | '''Kill''' sends signal 15 (terminate) to the specified processes. | |
| − | + | If a signal number preceded by `-' is given as first argument, that signal is sent instead of terminate (see '''signal'''(2)). This will kill processes that do not catch the | |
| − | + | signal; in particular `kill -9 ...' is a sure kill. | |
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| − | + | By convention, if process number 0 is specified, all members | |
| − | + | in the process group (i.e. processes resulting from the current login) are signaled. | |
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The killed processes must belong to the current user unless | The killed processes must belong to the current user unless | ||
Revision as of 20:16, 7 August 2010
KILL(1) UNIX Programmer's Manual KILL(1)
Contents
NAME
kill - terminate a process with extreme prejudice
SYNOPSIS
kill [ -signo ] processid ...
DESCRIPTION
Kill sends signal 15 (terminate) to the specified processes. If a signal number preceded by `-' is given as first argument, that signal is sent instead of terminate (see signal(2)). This will kill processes that do not catch the signal; in particular `kill -9 ...' is a sure kill.
By convention, if process number 0 is specified, all members in the process group (i.e. processes resulting from the current login) are signaled.
The killed processes must belong to the current user unless
he is the super-user. To shut the system down and bring it
up single user the super-user may use `kill -1 1'; see
_i_n_i_t(8).
The process number of an asynchronous process started with
`&' is reported by the shell. Process numbers can also be
found by using _p_s(1).
SEE ALSO
ps(1), kill(2), signal(2)
