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NAME

       killpg - send a signal to a process group

SYNOPSIS

       #include <signal.h>

       int killpg(pid_t pgrp, int sig);

DESCRIPTION

       The  killpg()  function  shall  send the signal specified by sig to the
       process group specified by pgrp.

       If pgrp is greater than 1, killpg(pgrp, sig)  shall  be  equivalent  to
       kill(-pgrp, sig).  If  pgrp is less than or equal to 1, the behavior of
       killpg() is undefined.

RETURN VALUE

       Refer to kill() .

ERRORS

       Refer to kill() .

       The following sections are informative.

EXAMPLES

       None.

APPLICATION USAGE

       None.

RATIONALE

       None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

       None.

SEE ALSO

       getpgid() , getpid() , kill() , raise() , the Base  Definitions  volume
       of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <signal.h>

COPYRIGHT

       Portions  of  this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form
       from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
       --  Portable  Operating  System  Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base
       Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003  by  the  Institute  of
       Electrical  and  Electronics  Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the
       event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
       The  Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard
       is the referee document. The original Standard can be  obtained  online
       at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .