KILL(1) DOMAIN/IX Reference Manual (SYS5) KILL(1)
NAME
kill - terminate a process
USAGE
kill [ - signo ] PID ...
DESCRIPTION
Kill sends signal 15 (terminate) to the specified processes,
unless an alternate signal is indicated. If no - signo
(signal number) argument is supplied, all processes that do
not catch or ignore the signal are stopped.
The Shell usually reports the process number of each asyn-
chronous process beginning with an ampersand (&). If more
than one process is started in a pipeline, however, the
number of the last process in the pipeline is reported.
Process numbers can also be found by using ps (1).
More detailed information about process termination is found
in kill (2). Alternate signals that may be specified in -
signo are described in signal (2).
EXAMPLES
To signal process 6951 with an interrupt (2 is the signal
generated):
kill -2 6951
To signal all processes in the process group to terminate
(with the exception of the log-in Shell):
kill 0
CAUTIONS
Only the current owner of a process or the super-user may
kill a process.
RELATED INFORMATION
ps (1), sh (1). kill (2), signal (2).
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