top: kill/nice provide for a default pid, man document
Signed-off-by: Jim Warner <james.warner@comcast.net>
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@ -932,13 +932,20 @@ After issuing this command, you'll be told the new state of this toggle.
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.TP 7
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.TP 7
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*\ \'\fBk\fR\' :\fIKill-a-task \fR
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*\ \'\fBk\fR\' :\fIKill-a-task \fR
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You will be prompted for a PID and then the signal to send.
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You will be prompted for a PID and then the signal to send.
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Entering no PID or a negative number will be interpreted as
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the default shown in the prompt (the first task displayed).
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A PID value of zero means the \*(We program itself.
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The default signal, as reflected in the prompt, is SIGTERM.
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The default signal, as reflected in the prompt, is SIGTERM.
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However, you can send any signal, via number or name.
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However, you can send any signal, via number or name.
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If you wish to abort the kill process, do one of the following
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If you wish to abort the kill process, do one of the following
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depending on your progress:
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depending on your progress:
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1) at the pid prompt, just press <Enter>
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2) at the signal prompt, type 0
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1) at the pid prompt, type an invalid number
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2) at the signal prompt, type 0 (or any invalid signal)
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.Ed
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.TP 7
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.TP 7
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\ \ \'\fBq\fR\' :\fIQuit \fR
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\ \ \'\fBq\fR\' :\fIQuit \fR
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.TP 7
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.TP 7
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*\ \'\fBr\fR\' :\fIRenice-a-Task \fR
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*\ \'\fBr\fR\' :\fIRenice-a-Task \fR
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You will be prompted for a PID and then the value to nice it to.
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You will be prompted for a PID and then the value to nice it to.
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Entering a positive value will cause a process to lose priority.
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Conversely, a negative value will cause a process to be viewed more
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Entering no PID or a negative number will be interpreted as
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favorably by the kernel.
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the default shown in the prompt (the first task displayed).
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A PID value of zero means the \*(We program itself.
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A positive nice value will cause a process to lose priority.
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Conversely, a negative nice value will cause a process to be viewed
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more favorably by the kernel.
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As a general rule, ordinary users can only increase the nice value
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and are prevented from lowering it.
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If you wish to abort the renice process, do one of the following
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depending on your progress:
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.Bd -literal
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1) at the pid prompt, type an invalid number
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2) at the nice prompt, type <Enter> with no input
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.TP 7
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.TP 7
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\ \ \'\fBW\fR\' :\fIWrite-the-Configuration-File \fR
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\ \ \'\fBW\fR\' :\fIWrite-the-Configuration-File \fR
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