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NAME
kill - send signals to processes, or list signals
SYNOPSIS
kill [-s SIGNAL | -SIGNAL] PID...
kill -l [SIGNAL]...
kill -t [SIGNAL]...
DESCRIPTION
Send signals to processes, or list signals.
Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
-s, --signal=SIGNAL, -SIGNAL
specify the name or number of the signal to be sent
-l, --list
list signal names, or convert signal names to/from numbers
-t, --table
print a table of signal information
--help display this help and exit
--version
output version information and exit
SIGNAL may be a signal name like 'HUP', or a signal number like '1', or the exit status of a process terminated
by a signal. PID is an integer; if negative it identifies a process group.
NOTE: your shell may have its own version of kill, which usually supersedes the version described here. Please
refer to your shell's documentation for details about the options it supports.
AUTHOR
Written by Paul Eggert.
REPORTING BUGS
GNU coreutils online help: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
Report any translation bugs to <https://translationproject.org/team/>
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/li‐
censes/gpl.html>.
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted
by law.
SEE ALSO
kill(2)
Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/kill>
or available locally via: info '(coreutils) kill invocation'
GNU coreutils 9.4 August 2023 KILL(1)
NAME
kill - send signals to processes, or list signals
SYNOPSIS
kill [-s SIGNAL | -SIGNAL] PID...
kill -l [SIGNAL]...
kill -t [SIGNAL]...
DESCRIPTION
Send signals to processes, or list signals.
Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
-s, --signal=SIGNAL, -SIGNAL
specify the name or number of the signal to be sent
-l, --list
list signal names, or convert signal names to/from numbers
-t, --table
print a table of signal information
--help display this help and exit
--version
output version information and exit
SIGNAL may be a signal name like 'HUP', or a signal number like '1', or the exit status of a process terminated
by a signal. PID is an integer; if negative it identifies a process group.
NOTE: your shell may have its own version of kill, which usually supersedes the version described here. Please
refer to your shell's documentation for details about the options it supports.
AUTHOR
Written by Paul Eggert.
REPORTING BUGS
GNU coreutils online help: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
Report any translation bugs to <https://translationproject.org/team/>
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/li‐
censes/gpl.html>.
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted
by law.
SEE ALSO
kill(2)
Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/kill>
or available locally via: info '(coreutils) kill invocation'
GNU coreutils 9.4 August 2023 KILL(1)