gcc/fortran/doc/gfortran/intrinsic-procedures/kill.rst

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   6 .. index:: KILL
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   8 .. _kill:
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  10 KILL --- Send a signal to a process
  11 ***********************************
  12
  13 .. function:: KILL(PID, SIG)
  14
  15   Sends the signal specified by :samp:`{SIG}` to the process :samp:`{PID}`.
  16   See ``kill(2)``.
  17
  18   :param PID:
  19     Shall be a scalar ``INTEGER`` with ``INTENT(IN)``.
  20
  21   :param SIG:
  22     Shall be a scalar ``INTEGER`` with ``INTENT(IN)``.
  23
  24   :param STATUS:
  25     [Subroutine](Optional)
  26     Shall be a scalar ``INTEGER``.
  27     Returns 0 on success; otherwise a system-specific error code is returned.
  28
  29   :param STATUS:
  30     [Function] The kind type parameter is that of
  31     ``pid``.
  32     Returns 0 on success; otherwise a system-specific error code is returned.
  33
  34   Standard:
  35     GNU extension
  36
  37   Standard:
  38     GNU extension
  39
  40   Class:
  41     Subroutine, function
  42
  43   Syntax:
  44     .. code-block:: fortran
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  46       CALL KILL(PID, SIG [, STATUS])
  47       STATUS = KILL(PID, SIG)
  48
  49   See also:
  50     :ref:`ABORT`,
  51     :ref:`EXIT`