KILLPG(3)                  POSIX Programmer's Manual                 KILLPG(3)



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NNAAMMEE
       killpg -- send a signal to a process group

SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS
       #include <signal.h>

       int killpg(pid_t _p_g_r_p, int _s_i_g);

DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
       The _k_i_l_l_p_g() function shall send the signal specified by _s_i_g to the
       process group specified by _p_g_r_p.

       If _p_g_r_p is greater than 1, _k_i_l_l_p_g(_p_g_r_p, _s_i_g) shall be equivalent to
       _k_i_l_l(-_p_g_r_p, _s_i_g). If _p_g_r_p is less than or equal to 1, the behavior of
       _k_i_l_l_p_g() is undefined.

RREETTUURRNN VVAALLUUEE
       Refer to _k_i_l_l().

EERRRROORRSS
       Refer to _k_i_l_l().

       _T_h_e _f_o_l_l_o_w_i_n_g _s_e_c_t_i_o_n_s _a_r_e _i_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_v_e_.

EEXXAAMMPPLLEESS
   SSeennddiinngg aa SSiiggnnaall ttoo AAllll OOtthheerr MMeemmbbeerrss ooff aa PPrroocceessss GGrroouupp
       The following example shows how the calling process could send a signal
       to all other members of its process group. To prevent itself from
       receiving the signal it first makes itself immune to the signal by
       ignoring it.

           ##iinncclluuddee <<ssiiggnnaall..hh>>
           ##iinncclluuddee <<uunniissttdd..hh>>
           ......
               iiff ((ssiiggnnaall((SSIIGGUUSSRR11,, SSIIGG__IIGGNN)) ==== SSIIGG__EERRRR))
                   //** HHaannddllee eerrrroorr **//;;

               if (killpg(getpgrp(), SIGUSR1) == -1)
                   /* Handle error */;"

AAPPPPLLIICCAATTIIOONN UUSSAAGGEE
       None.

RRAATTIIOONNAALLEE
       None.

FFUUTTUURREE DDIIRREECCTTIIOONNSS
       None.

SSEEEE AALLSSOO
       _g_e_t_p_g_i_d(), _g_e_t_p_i_d(), _k_i_l_l(), _r_a_i_s_e()

       The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1-2008, <<ssiiggnnaall..hh>>

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