On Fri, 31 Aug 2007 10:24:47 -0700 (PDT) White Hat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have seen 'kill -USR2' used in some scripts; > however, I am unable to find out exactly what it is > referring to. The man page for 'kill' does not list > any 'USR2' flag or signal, unless I am reading it > incorrectly. > > Perhaps, someone can tell me exactly what this signal > means. SIGUSR1 and SIGUSR2 are signals that don't have any predefined meaning. You can use them for based inter-process communication. See: man 3 signal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SIGUSR1_and_SIGUSR2 Jona -- "I am chaos. I am the substance from which your artists and scientists build rhythms. I am the spirit with which your children and clowns laugh in happy anarchy. I am chaos. I am alive, and tell you that you are free." Eris, Goddess Of Chaos, Discord & Confusion _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"