GNU/Linux |
Debian 6.0.0(Squeeze) |
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snice(1) |
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skill, snice − send a signal or report process status
skill
[signal to send] [options] process
selection criteria
snice [new priority] [options] process
selection criteria
These tools are probably obsolete and unportable. The command syntax is poorly defined. Consider using the killall, pkill, and pgrep commands instead.
The default signal for skill is TERM. Use −l or −L to list available signals. Particularly useful signals include HUP, INT, KILL, STOP, CONT, and 0. Alternate signals may be specified in three ways: −9 −SIGKILL −KILL.
The default priority for snice is +4. (snice +4 ...) Priority numbers range from +20 (slowest) to −20 (fastest). Negative priority numbers are restricted to administrative users.
Selection criteria can be: terminal, user, pid, command. The options below may be used to ensure correct interpretation. Do not blame Albert for this interesting interface.
The signals listed below may be available for use with skill. When known, numbers and default behavior are shown.
killall(1), pkill(1), kill(1), renice(1), nice(1), kill(2), signal(7)
No standards apply.
Albert Cahalan <albert@users.sf.net> wrote skill and snice in 1999 as a replacement for a non-free version, and is the current maintainer of the procps collection. Please send bug reports to <procps-feedback@lists.sf.net>.
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