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- .th KILL II 12/15/74
- .sh NAME
- kill \*- send signal to a process
- .sh SYNOPSIS
- (kill = 37.; not in assembler)
- .br
- (process number in r0)
- .br
- .ft B
- sys kill; sig
- .s3
- kill(pid, sig);
- .ft R
- .sh DESCRIPTION
- .it Kill
- sends the signal
- .it sig
- to the process specified by the
- process number in r0.
- See signal (II) for a list of signals.
- .s3
- The sending and receiving processes must
- have the same effective user ID, otherwise
- this call is restricted to the super-user.
- .s3
- If the process number is 0,
- the signal is sent to all other processes which have the
- same controlling typewriter and user ID.
- .s3
- In no case is it possible for a process to kill itself.
- .sh "SEE ALSO"
- signal (II), kill (I)
- .sh DIAGNOSTICS
- The error bit (c-bit)
- is set if the process does not
- have the same effective user ID and the
- user is not super-user, or if the process
- does not exist.
- From C, \-1 is returned.
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