U:RDoc::AnyMethod[iI"	kill:ETI"Process::kill;TT:publico:RDoc::Markup::Document:@parts[o:RDoc::Markup::Paragraph;	[I"QSends the given signal to the specified process id(s) if _pid_ is positive. ;TI"QIf _pid_ is zero, _signal_ is sent to all processes whose group ID is equal ;TI"Qto the group ID of the process. If _pid_ is negative, results are dependent ;TI"Jon the operating system. _signal_ may be an integer signal number or ;TI"Qa POSIX signal name (either with or without a +SIG+ prefix). If _signal_ is ;TI"Mnegative (or starts with a minus sign), kills process groups instead of ;TI"@processes. Not all signals are available on all platforms. ;TI"LThe keys and values of Signal.list are known signal names and numbers, ;TI"respectively.;To:RDoc::Markup::BlankLineo:RDoc::Markup::Verbatim;	[I"pid = fork do
;TI"2   Signal.trap("HUP") { puts "Ouch!"; exit }
;TI"   # ... do some work ...
;TI"	end
;TI"# ...
;TI"Process.kill("HUP", pid)
;TI"Process.wait
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