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Name: chjyothi5
Date: April 29, 2004 at 21:52:12 Pacific
Subject: kill Process
OS: Unix
CPU/Ram: Inter pentinum IV
Comment:

hello,
How does a kill process work?
Is it true that when a kill is sent to a process, the process to be killed can decide whether to terminate itself or not?



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Name: Dlonra
Date: April 30, 2004 at 06:44:47 Pacific
Subject: kill Process
Reply: (edit)

kill sends a signal to the designated processes
man signal
man kill
man 7 signal # or man -s 2 signal



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