GNU/Linux |
Debian 7.5.0(Wheezy) |
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skill(1) |
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skill, snice − send a signal or report process status
skill
[signal] [options] expression
snice [new priority] [options]
expression
These tools are 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. Priority numbers range from +20 (slowest) to −20 (fastest). Negative priority numbers are restricted to administrative users.
−f, −−fast
Fast mode. This option has not been implemented.
−i, −−interactive
Interactive use. You will be asked to approve each action.
−l, −−list
List all signal names.
−L, −−table
List all signal names in a nice table.
−n, −−no−action
No action; perform a simulation of events that would occur but do not actually change the system.
−v, −−verbose
Verbose; explain what is being done.
−w, −−warnings
Enable warnings. This option has not been implemented.
−h, −−help
Display help text and exit.
−V, −−version
Display version information.
Selection
criteria can be: terminal, user, pid, command. The options
below may be used to ensure correct interpretation.
−t, −−tty tty
The next expression is a terminal (tty or pty).
−u, −−user user
The next expression is a username.
−p, −−pid pid
The next expression is a process ID number.
−c, −−command command
The next expression is a command name.
The behavior of signals is explained in signal(7) manual page.
snice -c seti -c crack +7
Slow down seti and crack commands.
skill −KILL −t /dev/pts/*
Kill users on PTY devices.
skill −STOP −u viro −u lm −u davem
Stop three users.
kill(1), kill(2), killall(1), nice(1), pkill(1), renice(1), signal(7)
No standards apply.
Albert Cahalan wrote skill and snice in 1999 as a replacement for a non-free version.
Please send bug reports to procps@freelists.org
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