SYNOPSIS
bosskill [ -signal ] <bossname>DESCRIPTION
bosskill sends the TERM (terminate, 15) signal to the boss with the specified bossname. If a signal name or number preceded by `-' is given as the first argument, that signal is sent instead of terminate. The killed boss must be in the system administrator's supervisory chain.The following is a list of all signals with names as in the include file <signal.h>:
- SIGHUP 1 hangup. Forces
bossname to re-read his/her job description and figure out that he/she knows squat about sysadmin work or life, in general. - SIGINT 2 interrupt. Prevents the
bossname from interrupting the sysadmin for one hour. - SIGQUIT 3 quit. Causes the boss to quit his/her job with no explanation.
- SIGILL 4 illegal instruction. Makes the boss believe the last
instruction he/she gave was illegal, so he/she withdraws it. - SIGTRAP 5 trace trap. Display the exact location of the boss.
- SIGABRT 6 abort. Makes the boss go home and try again tomorrow.
- SIGKILL 9 kill. Game over.
- SIGBUS 10 bus error. Boss's transportation fails on the way to work.
- SIGSEGV 11 segmentation violation. Boss realizes he/she is trying to do
something for which he/she is not quailified and stops. - SIGSYS 12 bad argument. Boss loses.
- SIGPIPE 13 smoke pipe. Boss samples some green leafy substance and
mellows out. - SIGALRM 14 alarm. Boss is startled and falls over. Best used when boss
is walking next to his/her boss. - SIGTERM 15 termination signal. Boss is fired.