kill

Gilneas · 2006-10-23 07:31:36

Not a big deal, but the kill binary and kill manual aren't synchronous.
The only things the kill binary can do is (as far as the man is concerned) :
kill pid
kill -s signal pid
kill -signal pid
kill -l
kill -l signal

And cannot do:
kill -L
kill -V
kill -version

because it will use the characters after `-' for the `kill -signal pid' version and fail with unknown signal.
No one cares. But just thought I'd contribute something

JGC · 2006-10-23 11:35:03

If you take a closer look to the manpage, you'll find out there's just "kill" and "/bin/kill":

[jan ~]$ /bin/kill -V
kill (procps version 3.2.7)
[jan ~]$ kill -V
bash: kill: V: invalid signal specification

chrismortimore · 2006-10-23 16:52:30

What are the differences between the two?

Dusty · 2006-10-23 17:15:29

the kill binary is a program... the other is a command built into bash. Like the cd command.

Dusty

chrismortimore · 2006-10-23 18:36:28

Dusty wrote:

the kill binary is a program... the other is a command built into bash. Like the cd command.

Is there a functional difference, or is that it?

Dusty · 2006-10-23 18:48:23

chrismortimore wrote:

Dusty wrote:
the kill binary is a program... the other is a command built into bash. Like the cd command.
Is there a functional difference, or is that it?

As far as I know there isn't a difference; a killed process is a killed process. I think you'd have to check the sources of bash and kill to be sure. (The bash sources are quite well set up, IIRC -- I have never had a reason to look at kill).

Dusty

chrismortimore · 2006-10-23 21:41:27

Dusty wrote:

As far as I know there isn't a difference; a killed process is a killed process. I think you'd have to check the sources of bash and kill to be sure. (The bash sources are quite well set up, IIRC -- I have never had a reason to look at kill).

Think I'll save that one for a rainy day...

Cheers.

byte · 2006-10-24 02:14:21

chrismortimore wrote:

Dusty wrote:
As far as I know there isn't a difference; a killed process is a killed process. I think you'd have to check the sources of bash and kill to be sure. (The bash sources are quite well set up, IIRC -- I have never had a reason to look at kill).
Think I'll save that one for a rainy day...
Cheers.

... when you've got some time to KILL? *harharhar*

chrismortimore · 2006-10-24 09:49:14

byte wrote:

... when you've got some time to KILL? *harharhar*

Hang your head in shame.

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#1 2006-10-23 07:31:36

kill

#2 2006-10-23 11:35:03

Re: kill

#3 2006-10-23 16:52:30

Re: kill

#4 2006-10-23 17:15:29

Re: kill

#5 2006-10-23 18:36:28

Re: kill

#6 2006-10-23 18:48:23

Re: kill

#7 2006-10-23 21:41:27

Re: kill

#8 2006-10-24 02:14:21

Re: kill

#9 2006-10-24 09:49:14

Re: kill

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