diff --git a/skill.1 b/skill.1 index f71b036f..df1b5be2 100644 --- a/skill.1 +++ b/skill.1 @@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ skill, snice \- send a signal or report process status .RI [ options ] .I expression .SH DESCRIPTION -These tools are probably obsolete and unportable. The command syntax -is poorly defined. Consider using the killall, pkill, and pgrep +These tools are obsolete and unportable. The command syntax is +poorly defined. Consider using the killall, pkill, and pgrep commands instead. .PP The default signal for skill is TERM. Use \-l or \-L to list @@ -34,45 +34,48 @@ The default priority for snice is +4. Priority numbers range from restricted to administrative users. .SH OPTIONS .TP -.B \-f +.BR \-f , \ \-\-fast Fast mode. This option has not been implemented. .TP -.B \-i -Bnteractive move. +.BR \-i , \ \-\-interactive +Interactive use. You will be asked to approve each action. .TP -.B \-l +.BR \-l , \ \-\-list List all signal names. .TP -.B \-L +.BR \-L , \ \-\-table List all signal names in a nice table. .TP -.B \-n +.BR \-n , \ \-\-no\-action No action; perform a simulation of events that would occur but do not actually change the system. .TP -.B \-v +.BR \-v , \ \-\-verbose Verbose; explain what is being done. .TP -.B \-w +.BR \-w , \ \-\-warnings Enable warnings. This option has not been implemented. .TP -.B \-V, \-\-verbose -Display version information and exit. +\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR +Display help text and exit. +.TP +\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR +Display version information. .PD .SH "PROCESS SELECTION OPTIONS" Selection criteria can be: terminal, user, pid, command. The options below may be used to ensure correct interpretation. .TP -.B \-t +\fB\-t\fR, \fB\-\-tty\fR \fItty\fR The next expression is a terminal (tty or pty). .TP -.B \-u +\fB\-u\fR, \fB\-\-user\fR \fIuser\fR The next expression is a username. .TP -.B \-p +\fB\-p\fR, \fB\-\-pid\fR \fIpid\fR The next expression is a process ID number. .TP -.B \-c +\fB\-c\fR, \fB\-\-command\fR \fIcommand\fR The next expression is a command name. .PD .SH SIGNALS @@ -81,17 +84,14 @@ The behavior of signals is explained in manual page. .SH EXAMPLES .TP -.B snice seti crack +7 +.B snice -c seti -c crack +7 Slow down seti and crack commands. .TP -.B skill \-KILL \-v /dev/pts/* +.B skill \-KILL \-t /dev/pts/* Kill users on PTY devices. .TP -.B skill \-STOP viro lm davem +.B skill \-STOP \-u viro \-u lm \-u davem Stop three users. -.TP -.B snice \-17 root bash -Give priority to root's shell .SH "SEE ALSO" .BR kill (1), .BR kill (2),