Function nix::sys::signal::kill

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pub fn kill<T: Into<Option<Signal>>>(pid: Pid, signal: T) -> Result<()>
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Send a signal to a process

Arguments

  • pid - Specifies which processes should receive the signal.
    • If positive, specifies an individual process.
    • If zero, the signal will be sent to all processes whose group ID is equal to the process group ID of the sender. This is a variant of killpg.
    • If -1 and the process has super-user privileges, the signal is sent to all processes exclusing system processes.
    • If less than -1, the signal is sent to all processes whose process group ID is equal to the absolute value of pid.
  • signal - Signal to send. If None, error checking is performed but no signal is actually sent.

See Also kill(2)