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KILL(I)                      2/8/75                       KILL(I)







NAME

     kill - terminate a process



SYNOPSIS

     kill [ -signo ] processid ...



DESCRIPTION

     Kills the specified processes.  The process number  of  each

     asynchronous  process  started  with  `&' is reported by the

     Shell.  Process numbers can also be found by using ps (I).



     If process number 0 is used, then all processes belonging to

     the  current  user  and  associated  with  the  same control

     typewriter are killed.



     The killed process must belong to the current user unless he

     is the super-user.



     If a signal number preceded  by  ``-''  is  given  as  first

     argument,  that  signal  is sent instead of kill (see signal

     (II)).



SEE ALSO

     ps (I), sh (I), signal (II)



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