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<para>

<option>kill</option> mode allows you to send a signal to a specified

process. This is particularly valuable for <productname>MS Windows</>

which does not have a <application>kill</> command.

which does not have a <application>kill</> command. Use

<literal>--help</> to see a list of supported signal names.

</para>

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printf(_("Options for stop or restart:\n"));

printf(_(" -m SHUTDOWN-MODE may be 'smart', 'fast', or 'immediate'\n\n"));

printf(_("Allowed signal names for kill:\n"));

printf(_("-HUP-INT-QUIT-ABRT-TERM-USR1-USR2\n\n"));

printf(_(" HUP INT QUIT ABRT TERM USR1 USR2\n\n"));

printf(_("Shutdown modes are:\n"));

printf(_(" smart quit after all clients have disconnected\n"));

printf(_(" fast quit directly, with proper shutdown\n"));

set_sig(char*signame)

{

if (!strcmp(signame,"-HUP"))

if (!strcmp(signame,"HUP"))

sig=SIGHUP;

elseif (!strcmp(signame,"-INT"))

elseif (!strcmp(signame,"INT"))

sig=SIGINT;

elseif (!strcmp(signame,"-QUIT"))

elseif (!strcmp(signame,"QUIT"))

sig=SIGQUIT;

elseif (!strcmp(signame,"-ABRT"))

elseif (!strcmp(signame,"ABRT"))

sig=SIGABRT;

elseif (!strcmp(signame,"-TERM"))

elseif (!strcmp(signame,"TERM"))

sig=SIGTERM;

elseif (!strcmp(signame,"-USR1"))

elseif (!strcmp(signame,"USR1"))

sig=SIGUSR1;

elseif (!strcmp(signame,"-USR2"))

elseif (!strcmp(signame,"USR2"))

sig=SIGUSR2;

{

exit(1);

}

ctl_command=KILL_COMMAND;

set_sig(argv[optind+1]);

killproc=atol(argv[optind+2]);

set_sig(argv[++optind]);

killproc=atol(argv[++optind]);

}

{