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authorru <ru@FreeBSD.org>2007-03-04 09:15:12 +0000
committerru <ru@FreeBSD.org>2007-03-04 09:15:12 +0000
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@@ -41,31 +41,27 @@
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Op Fl s Ar signal_name
-.Ar pid
-\&...
+.Ar pid ...
.Nm
.Fl l
.Op Ar exit_status
.Nm
.Fl Ar signal_name
-.Ar pid
-\&...
+.Ar pid ...
.Nm
.Fl Ar signal_number
-.Ar pid
-\&...
+.Ar pid ...
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
utility sends a signal to the processes specified by the
.Ar pid
-operand(s).
+operands.
.Pp
Only the super-user may send signals to other users' processes.
.Pp
The options are as follows:
-.Pp
-.Bl -tag -width Ds
+.Bl -tag -width indent
.It Fl s Ar signal_name
A symbolic signal name specifying the signal to be sent instead of the
default
@@ -84,15 +80,16 @@ of the default
.Dv TERM .
.El
.Pp
-The following pids have special meanings:
-.Bl -tag -width Ds -compact
+The following PIDs have special meanings:
+.Bl -tag -width indent
.It -1
If superuser, broadcast the signal to all processes; otherwise broadcast
to all processes belonging to the user.
.El
.Pp
Some of the more commonly used signals:
-.Bl -tag -width Ds -compact
+.Pp
+.Bl -tag -width indent -compact
.It 1
HUP (hang up)
.It 2
@@ -119,17 +116,17 @@ manual page.
.Ex -std
.Sh EXAMPLES
Terminate
-the processes with pids 142 and 157:
+the processes with PIDs 142 and 157:
.Pp
.Dl "kill 142 157"
.Pp
Send the hangup signal
.Pq Dv SIGHUP
-to the process with pid 507:
+to the process with PID 507:
.Pp
.Dl "kill -s HUP 507"
.Pp
-Terminate the process group with pgid 117:
+Terminate the process group with PGID 117:
.Pp
.Dl "kill -- -117"
.Sh SEE ALSO
@@ -142,7 +139,7 @@ Terminate the process group with pgid 117:
.Sh STANDARDS
The
.Nm
-function is expected to be
+utility is expected to be
.St -p1003.2
compatible.
.Sh HISTORY
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