diff --git a/bin/kill/kill.1 b/bin/kill/kill.1 index ee07a84a0f1e..c666ef59416d 100644 --- a/bin/kill/kill.1 +++ b/bin/kill/kill.1 @@ -41,31 +41,27 @@ .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm .Op Fl s Ar signal_name -.Ar pid -\&... +.Ar pid ... .Nm .Fl l .Op Ar exit_status .Nm .Fl Ar signal_name -.Ar pid -\&... +.Ar pid ... .Nm .Fl Ar signal_number -.Ar pid -\&... +.Ar pid ... .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Nm utility sends a signal to the processes specified by the .Ar pid -operand(s). +operands. .Pp Only the super-user may send signals to other users' processes. .Pp The options are as follows: -.Pp -.Bl -tag -width Ds +.Bl -tag -width indent .It Fl s Ar signal_name A symbolic signal name specifying the signal to be sent instead of the default @@ -84,15 +80,16 @@ of the default .Dv TERM . .El .Pp -The following pids have special meanings: -.Bl -tag -width Ds -compact +The following PIDs have special meanings: +.Bl -tag -width indent .It -1 If superuser, broadcast the signal to all processes; otherwise broadcast to all processes belonging to the user. .El .Pp Some of the more commonly used signals: -.Bl -tag -width Ds -compact +.Pp +.Bl -tag -width indent -compact .It 1 HUP (hang up) .It 2 @@ -119,17 +116,17 @@ manual page. .Ex -std .Sh EXAMPLES Terminate -the processes with pids 142 and 157: +the processes with PIDs 142 and 157: .Pp .Dl "kill 142 157" .Pp Send the hangup signal .Pq Dv SIGHUP -to the process with pid 507: +to the process with PID 507: .Pp .Dl "kill -s HUP 507" .Pp -Terminate the process group with pgid 117: +Terminate the process group with PGID 117: .Pp .Dl "kill -- -117" .Sh SEE ALSO @@ -142,7 +139,7 @@ Terminate the process group with pgid 117: .Sh STANDARDS The .Nm -function is expected to be +utility is expected to be .St -p1003.2 compatible. .Sh HISTORY