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- .th KILL I 2/8/75
- .sh NAME
- kill \*- terminate a process
- .sh SYNOPSIS
- .bd kill
- [ \fB\*-\fRsigno ]
- processid ...
- .sh DESCRIPTION
- Kills the specified processes.
- The process number of each asynchronous process
- started with `&' is reported by the Shell.
- Process numbers can also be found by using \fIps\fR (I).
- .s3
- If process number 0 is used, then all processes
- belonging to the current user and associated with the same control typewriter
- are killed.
- .s3
- The killed process must belong
- to the current user unless
- he is the super-user.
- .s3
- If a signal number preceded by ``\*-'' is given
- as first argument, that signal is sent instead of
- .it kill
- (see
- .it "signal (II))."
- .sh "SEE ALSO"
- ps (I), sh (I), signal (II)
- .sh BUGS
-