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.
 
-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.
 
-Bash is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
-the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
-Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) any later
-version.
+Bash is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
 
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+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with Bash.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 $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>