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| -rw-r--r-- | winsup/doc/utils.xml | 10 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/winsup/doc/utils.xml b/winsup/doc/utils.xml index 1e15a4d56..522df85b4 100644 --- a/winsup/doc/utils.xml +++ b/winsup/doc/utils.xml @@ -969,8 +969,10 @@ file gmon.out.21900.zstd.exe, gmon version 0x51879, sample rate 100 </cmdsynopsis> <cmdsynopsis> <command>kill</command> - <arg choice="plain">-l</arg> - <arg choice="repeat"><replaceable>signal</replaceable></arg> + <group choice="plain"> + <arg choice="plain">-l <replaceable>signal</replaceable></arg> + <arg choice="plain">-L</arg> + </group> </cmdsynopsis> <cmdsynopsis> <command>kill</command> @@ -987,6 +989,7 @@ file gmon.out.21900.zstd.exe, gmon version 0x51879, sample rate 100 <screen> -f, --force force, using win32 interface if necessary -l, --list print a list of signal names + -L, --table print a formatted table of signal names -s, --signal send signal (use kill --list for a list) -W, --winpid specified pids are windows PIDs, not Cygwin PIDs (use with extreme caution!) @@ -1030,6 +1033,9 @@ $ /bin/kill --version <para>The <command>kill -l</command> option prints the name of the given signal, or a list of all signal names if no signal is given.</para> + <para>The <command>kill -L</command> option is similar to <literal>-l</literal>, + but it will print signal names and their corresponding numbers.</para> + <para>To send a specific signal, use the <literal>-signN</literal> option, either with a signal number or a signal name (minus the "SIG" part), as shown in these examples:</para> |