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1.1       root        1: .pa 1
                      2: .he 'KILL (VIII)'1/20/73'KILL (VIII)'
                      3: .ti 0
                      4: NAME           kill -- terminate process with extreme prejudice
                      5: .sp
                      6: .ti 0
                      7: SYNOPSIS       /usr/adm/kill_____________ processnumber
                      8: .sp
                      9: .ti 0
                     10: DESCRIPTION    After ps__
                     11: (q.v.) has given you the unique ID of a process, you can terminate
                     12: it by this command.
                     13: A core image is produced in the process's working directory.
                     14: 
                     15: Only the super-user can exercise this privilege.
                     16: .sp
                     17: .ti 0
                     18: FILES          --
                     19: .sp
                     20: .ti 0
                     21: SEE ALSO       ps (VIII)
                     22: .sp
                     23: .ti 0
                     24: DIAGNOSTICS    yes
                     25: .sp
                     26: .ti 0
                     27: BUGS           If the process
                     28: has executed sys nice (II)
                     29: and there is another process which has not, but
                     30: which loops,
                     31: the first process cannot be done in properly,
                     32: since it has to be swapped in so as cooperate
                     33: in its own murder.
                     34: 
                     35: It would also be nice if ordinary people could
                     36: kill their own processes.

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