6/12/72 KILL (II)





6/12/72                                                 KILL (II)





NAME            kill -- destroy process



SYNOPSIS        (process number in r0)

                sys kill  / kill = 37.; not in assembler



DESCRIPTION     kill destroys a process, given its process num-

                ber.  The process leaves a core image.



                This call is restricted to the super-user, and is

                intended only to kill an otherwise unstoppable

                process.



FILES           --



SEE ALSO        --



DIAGNOSTICS     c-bit set if user is not the super-user, or if

                process does not exist.



BUGS            kill has been known to be ineffective.



OWNER           ken, dmr
squoze.net
