snice
send a signal or report process status
see also :
kill - killall - nice - pkill - renice
Synopsis
skill
[signal] [options] expression
snice [new priority] [options]
expression
add an example, a script, a trick and tips
examples
snice -c seti -c crack +7
Slow down seti and crack commands.
skill -KILL -t /dev/pts/*
Kill users on PTY devices.
skill -STOP -u viro -u lm -u davem
Stop three users.
source
ALLPROG =
kill oldps uptime tload free w top vmstat
watch skill snice pgrep pkill sysctl
BPROG =
# -> BINDIR
ifdef CONFIG_USER_PROCPS_KILL
BPROG += kill
ifdef CONFIG_USER_PROCPS_SNICE
UPROG += snice
endif
PPROG =
# -> PROCDIR
ifdef CONFIG_USER_PROCPS_PGREP
PPROG += pgrep
source
UPROG = oldps
uptime tload free w top vmstat watch skill snice
# -> USRBINDIR
PPROG = pgrep
pkill# -> PROCDIR
SPROG = sysctl
MAN1 = oldps.1
uptime.1 tload.1 free.1 w.1 top.1 watch.1 skill.1 kill.1 snice.1
pgrep.1 pkill.1
MAN1 = oldps.1
uptime.1 tload.1 free.1 w.1 top.1 watch.1 skill.1 kill.1
snice.1 pgrep.1 pkill.1
MAN5 =
sysctl.conf.5
MAN8 = vmstat.8
sysctl.8 # psupdate.8
source
ALLPROG =
kill oldps uptime tload free w top vmstat
watch skill snice pgrep pkill sysctl
GDBPROGS := $(ALLPROG:%=%.gdb)
BPROG =
# -> BINDIR
ifdef CONFIG_USER_PROCPS_KILL
ifdef CONFIG_USER_PROCPS_SNICE
UPROG += snice
endif
PPROG =
# -> PROCDIR
ifdef CONFIG_USER_PROCPS_PGREP
PPROG += pgrep
source
for i in free pgrep pkill pmap pwdx skill
slabtop snice tload top uptime vmstat w watch
do
mv "usr/usr/bin/$i" "usr/bin"
done
rm -fr "usr/usr"
source
bin_rock='bash sleep sync sort xargs grep cut
skill snice find'
sbin_fhs='clock getty init update mkswap
swapon swapoff telinit
fastboot fasthalt halt reboot shutdown ifconfig
route
source
bin_rock='bash sleep sync sort xargs grep cut
skill snice find'
sbin_fhs='clock getty init update mkswap
swapon swapoff telinit
fastboot fasthalt halt reboot shutdown ifconfig
route
description
These tools are
obsolete and unportable. The command syntax is poorly
defined. Consider using the killall, pkill, and pgrep
commands instead.
The default
signal for skill is TERM. Use -l or -L to list
available signals. Particularly useful signals include HUP,
INT, KILL, STOP, CONT, and 0. Alternate signals may be
specified in three ways: -9 -SIGKILL
-KILL.
The default
priority for snice is +4. Priority numbers range from +20
(slowest) to -20 (fastest). Negative priority numbers
are restricted to administrative users.
options
-f, --fast
Fast mode. This option has not
been implemented.
-i, --interactive
Interactive use. You will be
asked to approve each action.
-l, --list
List all signal names.
-L, --table
List all signal names in a nice
table.
-n, --no-action
No action; perform a simulation
of events that would occur but do not actually change the
system.
-v, --verbose
Verbose; explain what is being
done.
-w, --warnings
Enable warnings. This option
has not been implemented.
-h,
--help
Display help text and exit.
-V,
--version
Display version
information.
process selection options
Selection criteria can be: terminal, user, pid, command. The
options below may be used to ensure correct interpretation.
-t, --tty tty
The next expression is a terminal (tty or pty).
-u, --user user
The next expression is a username.
-p, --pid pid
The next expression is a process ID number.
-c, --command command
The next expression is a command name.
reporting bugs
Please send bug reports to procps[:at:]freelists[:dot:]org
(procps[:at:]freelists[:dot:]org)
signals
The behavior of signals is explained in signal(7) manual
page.
standards
No standards apply.
see also
kill ,
kill, killall , nice ,
pkill , renice , signal
author
Albert
Cahalan (albert[:at:]users.sf[:dot:]net) wrote skill and snice in 1999 as a replacement
for a non-free version.