SKILL (1)
report process status
SYNOPSIS
skill [signal to send] [options] process selection criteria
snice [new priority] [options] process selection criteria
DESCRIPTION
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.
GENERAL OPTIONS
l l l.
-f fast mode This is not currently useful.
-i interactive use T{
You will be asked to approve each action.
T}
-v verbose output T{
Display information about selected processes.
T}
-w warnings enabled This is not currently useful.
-n no action This only displays the process ID.
PROCESS SELECTION OPTIONS
Selection criteria can be: terminal, user, pid, command.
The options below may be used to ensure correct interpretation.
l l.
-t The next argument is a terminal (tty or pty).
-u The next argument is a username.
-p The next argument is a process ID number.
-c The next argument is a command name.
SIGNALS
The signals listed below are available for use with skill.
When known, numbers and default behavior are shown.
lB rB lB lB
lfCW r l l.
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