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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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