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Changed wording of sentence under NOTES describing when signals can be sent to init.

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Michael Kerrisk 2004-11-30 17:47:32 +00:00
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@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
.\" Modified 2004-06-16 by Michael Kerrisk <mtk-manpages@gmx.net>
.\" Added note on CAP_KILL
.\" Modified 2004-06-24 by aeb
.\" Modified, 2004-11-30, after idea from emmanuel.colbus@ensimag.imag.fr
.\"
.TH KILL 2 2004-06-24 "Linux 2.6.7" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
.SH NAME
@ -99,8 +100,12 @@ Note that an existing process might be a zombie,
a process which already committed termination, but
has not yet been \fBwait()\fPed for.
.SH NOTES
It is impossible to send a signal to task number one, the init process, for
which it has not installed a signal handler. This is done to assure the
The only signals that can be sent task number one, the
.I init
process, are those for which
.I init
has explicitly installed signal handlers.
This is done to assure the
system is not brought down accidentally.
.LP
POSIX 1003.1-2001 requires that \fIkill(-1,sig)\fP send \fIsig\fP