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== NAME == | == NAME == | ||
kill - terminate a process with extreme prejudice | |||
== SYNOPSIS == | == SYNOPSIS == | ||
kill [ -signo ] processid ... | |||
== DESCRIPTION == | == 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 | |||
'''init'''(8). | |||
The process number of an asynchronous process started with | |||
`&' is reported by the shell. Process numbers can also be | |||
found by using '''ps'''(1). | |||
== SEE ALSO == | == SEE ALSO == | ||
[[32v 1m ps|ps(1)]], [[32v 2m kill|kill(2)]], [[32v 2m signal|signal(2)]] | |||
[[Category:32v man section 1]] | [[Category:32v man section 1]] | ||
Latest revision as of 01:19, 8 August 2010
KILL(1) UNIX Programmer's Manual KILL(1)
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 init(8).
The process number of an asynchronous process started with `&' is reported by the shell. Process numbers can also be
found by using ps(1).
