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PSLIST(1)						    BSD General Commands Manual 						 PSLIST(1)

NAME

     pslist -- control processes and their descendants

SYNOPSIS

     pslist [pid/name...]
     pslist -h | --help
     pslist -v | --version

     rkill [-SIG] pid/name...

     rrenice [+/-]pri pid/name...

DESCRIPTION

     The pslist utility examines the list of current processes to find a specified process and all its descendants.  A process may be specified
     either by name or by process ID.  If no arguments are given, pslist displays a list of the whole process tree.  For each process specified on
     the command line, pslist outputs a line containing the process ID, the command name, and the PIDs of all the descendants (and their descen-
     dants, etc.).

     When invoked as rkill, this utility does not display information about the processes, but sends them all a signal instead.  If not specified
     on the command line, a terminate (SIGTERM) signal is sent.

     When invoked as rrenice, this utility does not display information about the processes, but attempts to set their nice value instead.

RETURN VALUES

     The pslist utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.

SEE ALSO

     pgrep(1), pkill(1)

HISTORY

     The pslist utility was written by Peter Pentchev in 2000.

AUTHORS

     Peter Penchev <roam@ringlet.net>

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KILL(1) 						    BSD General Commands Manual 						   KILL(1)

NAME

     kill -- terminate or signal a process

SYNOPSIS

     kill [-s signal_name] pid ...
     kill -l [exit_status]
     kill -signal_name pid ...
     kill -signal_number pid ...

DESCRIPTION

     The kill utility sends a signal to the processes specified by the pid operands.

     Only the super-user may send signals to other users' processes.

     The options are as follows:

     -s signal_name
	     A symbolic signal name specifying the signal to be sent instead of the default TERM.

     -l [exit_status]
	     If no operand is given, list the signal names; otherwise, write the signal name corresponding to exit_status.

     -signal_name
	     A symbolic signal name specifying the signal to be sent instead of the default TERM.

     -signal_number
	     A non-negative decimal integer, specifying the signal to be sent instead of the default TERM.

     The following PIDs have special meanings:

     -1      If superuser, broadcast the signal to all processes; otherwise broadcast to all processes belonging to the user.

     Some of the more commonly used signals:

     1	     HUP (hang up)
     2	     INT (interrupt)
     3	     QUIT (quit)
     6	     ABRT (abort)
     9	     KILL (non-catchable, non-ignorable kill)
     14      ALRM (alarm clock)
     15      TERM (software termination signal)

     Some shells may provide a builtin kill command which is similar or identical to this utility.  Consult the builtin(1) manual page.

EXIT STATUS

     The kill utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.

EXAMPLES

     Terminate the processes with PIDs 142 and 157:

	   kill 142 157

     Send the hangup signal (SIGHUP) to the process with PID 507:

	   kill -s HUP 507

SEE ALSO

     builtin(1), csh(1), killall(1), ps(1), sh(1), kill(2), sigaction(2)

STANDARDS

     The kill utility is expected to be IEEE Std 1003.2 (``POSIX.2'') compatible.

HISTORY

     A kill command appeared in Version 3 AT&T UNIX.

BUGS

     A replacement for the command ``kill 0'' for csh(1) users should be provided.

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