1KILLPG(P)                  POSIX Programmer's Manual                 KILLPG(P)
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NAME

6       killpg - send a signal to a process group
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <signal.h>
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11       int killpg(pid_t pgrp, int sig);
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DESCRIPTION

15       The  killpg()  function  shall  send the signal specified by sig to the
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18       If pgrp is greater than 1, killpg(pgrp, sig)  shall  be  equivalent  to
19       kill(-pgrp, sig).  If  pgrp is less than or equal to 1, the behavior of
20       killpg() is undefined.
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RETURN VALUE

23       Refer to kill() .
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ERRORS

26       Refer to kill() .
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28       The following sections are informative.
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EXAMPLES

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APPLICATION USAGE

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RATIONALE

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FUTURE DIRECTIONS

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SEE ALSO

43       getpgid() , getpid() , kill() , raise() , the Base  Definitions  volume
44       of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <signal.h>
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47       Portions  of  this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form
48       from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
49       --  Portable  Operating  System  Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base
50       Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003  by  the  Institute  of
51       Electrical  and  Electronics  Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the
52       event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
53       The  Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard
54       is the referee document. The original Standard can be  obtained  online
55       at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .
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