Imported from ../bash-4.0-rc1.tar.gz.

[platform/upstream/bash.git] / builtins / kill.def

diff --git a/builtins/kill.def b/builtins/kill.def
index bedbb1a..734da25 100644 (file)
--- a/builtins/kill.def
+++ b/builtins/kill.def
@@ -1,36 +1,46 @@
 This file is kill.def, from which is created kill.c.
 It implements the builtin "kill" in Bash.
 
 This file is kill.def, from which is created kill.c.
 It implements the builtin "kill" in Bash.
 

-Copyright (C) 1987-2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+Copyright (C) 1987-2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

 
 This file is part of GNU Bash, the Bourne Again SHell.
 
 
 This file is part of GNU Bash, the Bourne Again SHell.
 

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+(at your option) any later version.

 
 

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 $PRODUCES kill.c
 
 $BUILTIN kill
 $FUNCTION kill_builtin
 $SHORT_DOC kill [-s sigspec | -n signum | -sigspec] pid | jobspec ... or kill -l [sigspec]
 
 $PRODUCES kill.c
 
 $BUILTIN kill
 $FUNCTION kill_builtin
 $SHORT_DOC kill [-s sigspec | -n signum | -sigspec] pid | jobspec ... or kill -l [sigspec]

-Send the processes named by PID (or JOBSPEC) the signal SIGSPEC.  If
-SIGSPEC is not present, then SIGTERM is assumed.  An argument of `-l'
-lists the signal names; if arguments follow `-l' they are assumed to
-be signal numbers for which names should be listed.  Kill is a shell
-builtin for two reasons: it allows job IDs to be used instead of
-process IDs, and, if you have reached the limit on processes that
-you can create, you don't have to start a process to kill another one.
+Send a signal to a job.
+
+Send the processes identified by PID or JOBSPEC the signal named by
+SIGSPEC or SIGNUM.  If neither SIGSPEC nor SIGNUM is present, then
+SIGTERM is assumed.
+
+Options:
+  -s sig       SIG is a signal name
+  -n sig       SIG is a signal number
+  -l   list the signal names; if arguments follow `-l' they are
+       assumed to be signal numbers for which names should be listed
+
+Kill is a shell builtin for two reasons: it allows job IDs to be used
+instead of process IDs, and allows processes to be killed if the limit
+on processes that you can create is reached.
+
+Exit Status:
+Returns success unless an invalid option is given or an error occurs.

 $END
 
 #include <config.h>
 $END
 
 #include <config.h>