184 lines
4.6 KiB
Groff
184 lines
4.6 KiB
Groff
.\" $OpenBSD: kill.1,v 1.40 2020/02/09 00:21:01 jsg Exp $
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.\" $NetBSD: kill.1,v 1.8 1995/09/07 06:30:26 jtc Exp $
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.\"
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.\" Copyright (c) 1980, 1990, 1993
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.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
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.\"
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.\" This code is derived from software contributed to Berkeley by
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.\" the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.
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.\"
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.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
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.\" are met:
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.\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
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.\" may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
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.\" without specific prior written permission.
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.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
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.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
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.\" ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
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.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
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.\" @(#)kill.1 8.2 (Berkeley) 4/28/95
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.\"
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.Dd $Mdocdate: February 9 2020 $
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.Dt KILL 1
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm kill
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.Nd terminate or signal a process
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Nm kill
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.Op Fl s Ar signal_name
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.Ar pid ...
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.Nm kill
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.Fl l
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.Op Ar exit_status
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.Nm kill
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.Fl Ar signal_name
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.Ar pid ...
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.Nm kill
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.Fl Ar signal_number
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.Ar pid ...
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Nm
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utility sends a signal to the process(es) specified
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by the
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.Ar pid
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operand(s).
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If no signal is specified,
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.Dv SIGTERM
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is used.
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.Pp
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Only the superuser may send signals to other users' processes.
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.Pp
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The options are as follows:
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.Bl -tag -width Ds
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.It Fl l Op Ar exit_status
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Display the name of the signal corresponding to
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.Ar exit_status .
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.Ar exit_status
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may be the exit status of a command killed by a signal
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(see the
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special
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.Xr sh 1
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parameter
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.Sq ?\& )
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or a signal number.
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.Pp
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If no operand is given, display the names of all the signals.
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.It Fl s Ar signal_name
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A symbolic signal name specifying the signal to be sent instead of the
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default
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.Dv SIGTERM .
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.It Fl Ar signal_name
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A symbolic signal name specifying the signal to be sent instead of the
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default
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.Dv SIGTERM .
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.It Fl Ar signal_number
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A non-negative decimal integer specifying the signal to be sent instead
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of the default
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.Dv SIGTERM .
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.El
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.Pp
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The following PIDs have special meanings:
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.Bl -tag -width Ds -offset indent
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.It \-1
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If superuser, broadcast the signal to all processes; otherwise, broadcast
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to all processes belonging to the user.
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.It 0
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Send the signal to all processes whose group ID is equal to the
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process group ID of the sender, and for which the process has permission.
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.It \- Ns Ar pgid
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Send the signal to all processes within the specified process group.
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.El
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.Pp
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Some of the more commonly used signals:
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.Pp
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.Bl -tag -width Ds -compact -offset indent
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.It 1
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HUP (hang up)
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.It 2
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INT (interrupt)
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.It 3
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QUIT (quit)
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.It 6
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ABRT (abort)
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.It 9
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KILL (non-catchable, non-ignorable kill)
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.It 14
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ALRM (alarm clock)
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.It 15
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TERM (software termination signal)
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.El
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.Pp
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For a more complete list, consult the
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.Xr sigaction 2
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manual page.
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.Pp
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A signal number of 0
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.Pq Li kill \-0 pid
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checks the validity of a certain PID, to see if it exists.
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An exit code of 0 means that the specified process exists.
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.Sh EXIT STATUS
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.Ex -std kill
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.Sh EXAMPLES
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Forcibly terminate process ID 1234:
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.Pp
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.Dl $ kill -9 1234
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.Pp
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Send the
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.Xr init 8
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process the hangup signal, instructing it to re-read
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.Xr ttys 5 :
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.Pp
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.Dl # kill -HUP 1
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr csh 1 ,
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.Xr ksh 1 ,
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.Xr pkill 1 ,
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.Xr ps 1 ,
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.Xr kill 2 ,
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.Xr sigaction 2
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.Sh STANDARDS
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The
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.Nm
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utility is compliant with the
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.St -p1003.1-2008
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specification.
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.Pp
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The
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.Fl Ar signal_name
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and
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.Fl Ar signal_number
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syntax is marked by
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.St -p1003.1-2008
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as being an
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X/Open System Interfaces
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option.
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.Pp
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.Nm
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also exists as a built-in to
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.Xr csh 1
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and
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.Xr ksh 1 ,
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though with a different syntax.
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.Sh HISTORY
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A
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.Nm
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command appeared in
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.At v3 .
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