Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2007 20:21:17 +0200 From: Jona Joachim <jaj@hcl-club.lu> To: White Hat <pigskin_referee@yahoo.com> Cc: FreeBSD Users Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Meaning of: kill -USR2 Message-ID: <20070831202117.61abe70f@localhost> In-Reply-To: <380497.82982.qm@web34407.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <380497.82982.qm@web34407.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
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On Fri, 31 Aug 2007 10:24:47 -0700 (PDT) White Hat <pigskin_referee@yahoo.com> wrote: > I have seen 'kill -USR2' used in some scripts; > however, I am unable to find out exactly what it is > referring to. The man page for 'kill' does not list > any 'USR2' flag or signal, unless I am reading it > incorrectly. > > Perhaps, someone can tell me exactly what this signal > means. SIGUSR1 and SIGUSR2 are signals that don't have any predefined meaning. You can use them for based inter-process communication. See: man 3 signal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SIGUSR1_and_SIGUSR2 Jona -- "I am chaos. I am the substance from which your artists and scientists build rhythms. I am the spirit with which your children and clowns laugh in happy anarchy. I am chaos. I am alive, and tell you that you are free." Eris, Goddess Of Chaos, Discord & Confusion
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