cannot kill a process

[Shane McKinley]

Looks like I was wrong. :)

On Jan 11, 2008 7:32 AM, Ken McLennan <kenrmcl at mysoul.com.au> wrote:

> Nils Kassube wrote:
> > Shane McKinley wrote:
> >
> >> I always use kill -9 XXXX, don't know if there is a difference.
> >>
> >> -9 is undocumented, but seems to work for me every time.
> >>
> >
> > Not undocumented but you have to know where to look: "man 7 signal" will
> > tell you that -9 is the same as -KILL.
> >
> >
> > Nils
> >
> >
>    From where came the 'undocumented' comment? In my system it's right
> there under 'man kill'. I would have thought that it would be included
> in most man pages for the 'kill' topic. Not only that, but it was
> included in at least 3 beginner's guides that I've read so it's hardly a
> hidden feature.
>
> See ya
> Ken McLennan
> Qld, Australia
>
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