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