KILL(1)			 HP-UX 5.0		       KILL(1)

     NAME
	  kill - terminate a process

     SYNOPSIS
	  kill [ -signo ] PID ...

     HP-UX COMPATIBILITY
	  Level:    HP-UX/NUCLEUS

	  Origin:   System V

     DESCRIPTION
	  Kill sends signal 15 (terminate) to the specified processes.
	  This	will  normally	kill  processes	 that  do not catch or
	  ignore the signal.  The process number of each  asynchronous
	  process started with & is reported by the Shell (unless more
	  than one process is started in a pipeline, in which case the
	  number  of  the  last	 process in the pipeline is reported).
	  Process numbers can also be found by using ps(1).

	  The details of the  kill  are	 described  in	kill(2).   For
	  example,  if process number 0 is specified, all processes in
	  the process group are signaled.

	  The killed process must belong to the current user unless he
	  is the super-user.

	  If a signal number preceded by - is given as first argument,
	  that	signal	is  sent instead of terminate (see signal(2)).
	  In particular ``kill -9 ...'' is a sure kill.

     SEE ALSO
	  ps(1), sh(1), kill(2), signal(2).

     BUGS
	  If a process becomes hung during  some  operation  (such  as
	  I/O)	so  that  it is never scheduled, that process will not
	  die until it is allowed to run.  Thus, such  a  process  may
	  never go away after the kill.