man/cat1/kill.1.txt

KILL(1) User Commands KILL(1)
 
 
 
 
 
NAME
       kill - send signals to processes, or list signals
 
SYNOPSIS
       kill [-s SIGNAL | -SIGNAL] PID...
       kill -l [SIGNAL]...
       kill -t [SIGNAL]...
 
DESCRIPTION
       Send signals to processes, or list signals.
 
       Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for
       short options too.
 
       -s, --signal=SIGNAL, -SIGNAL
 
              specify the name or number of the signal to be
              sent
 
       -l, --list
              list signal names, or convert signal names
              to/from numbers
 
       -t, --table
              print a table of signal information
 
       --help display this help and exit
 
       --version
              output version information and exit
 
       SIGNAL may be a signal name like `HUP', or a signal num-
       ber like `1', or an exit status of a process terminated
       by a signal. PID is an integer; if negative it identi-
       fies a process group.
 
AUTHOR
       Written by Paul Eggert.
 
REPORTING BUGS
       Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.
 
COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (C) 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
       This is free software; see the source for copying condi-
       tions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABIL-
       ITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
 
SEE ALSO
       The full documentation for kill is maintained as a Tex-
       info manual. If the info and kill programs are properly
       installed at your site, the command
 
              info kill
 
       should give you access to the complete manual.
 
 
 
kill 5.3.0 November 2004 KILL(1)