home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
- Kill Deamon ©David Brain 1993 V-2.00
- ======================================
-
-
- Legal Things!
- =============
-
- These programs are freeware, and as such may be distributed freely so
- long as no charge is made, the programs remain unaltered and this file is
- included in all copies.
-
- The copyright remains mine (©David Brain 1993) and I accept no liability
- for any damage, loss of profits etc. that may arise from use of this software.
-
- Note that this software has an inherent danger of data loss due to its action.
-
- Instructions
- ============
-
- When KillMod is loaded 4 new *commands are provided:
-
- • Ps
- • Kill
- • Stop
- • Start
-
- •Ps Displays a list of currently active tasks like this:-
- *ps
- Currently Active Tasks:-0
- Pinboard 5276
- Edit 5292
- Paint 5288
- TaskWindow 5296
-
- •Kill kills tasks, in the above example ‘*Kill 5288’ would kill Paint
- NB. THIS CAN CAUSE THE TASK TO QUIT LOSING YOUR DATA.
- Also don’t type ‘*Kill 0’ (except for amusement) as the computer doesn’t
- go for long with the TaskManager dead.
-
- •Stop/Start. Stop prevents tasks receiving null polls, so increasing the amount of
- processor time available to other tasks. In the above example ‘*Stop 5296’ would
- stop the task window receiving null events.
- Start re-starts stopped tasks.
- Again don't type Stop 0.
- Another problem can occur when an application is Quit while in a 'Stopped'
- state, the 'stop' command is then somtimes applied to the next App. to load.
- This can of course be resolved by typing 'ps' and 'Start <num>' to the
- appropriate task.
-
- There are two modules, KillMod and KillNet. KillNet is an exact copy of
- KillMod except that kill net uses the command 'Tasks' instead of 'Ps', this
- is to avoid name classes with the network command Ps.
-
- There are no differences in functionality between this release and the
- last, only the addition of KillNet for network machines.
-
- ————
-
- If for any reason you wish to contact me, try :-
-
- braindl@sun.aston.ac.uk
-