KILLALL(ADM)                       UNIX System V



     Name
          killall - kill all active processes


     Syntax
          /etc/killall [ signal ]


     Description
          The killall command is used by  /etc/shutdown  to  kill  all
          active  processes  not  directly  related  to  the  shutdown
          procedure.

          The killall command terminates all processes with open files
          so that the mounted file systems will be unbusied and can be
          unmounted.

          The killall  command  sends  signal  [see  kill(C)]  to  all
          processes  not  belonging  to the above group of exclusions.
          If no signal is specified, a default of 9 is used.


     Files
          /etc/shutdown


     See Also
          kill(C), ps(C), shutdown(ADM), signal(S)


     Notes
          The killall command can be run only by the super-user.


     Standards Conformance
          killall is conformant with:

          AT&T SVID Issue 2, Select Code 307-127.


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