.IR sigval ]
.RB [ \-a ]
.RB [ \-\- ]
-.IR pid ...
+.IR pid|name ...
.br
.B kill -l
.RI [ signal ]
necessary to use the KILL (9) signal, since this signal cannot be caught.
.PP
Most modern shells have a builtin kill function, with a usage rather similar to
-that of the command described here. The '-a' and '-p' options, and the
-possibility to specify processes by command name are a local extension.
+that of the command described here. The \-\-all, \-\-pid, and \-\-queue options,
+and the possibility to specify processes by command name are a local extension.
.PP
If sig is 0, then no signal is sent, but error checking is still performed.
.SH OPTIONS
.B kill
should signal. Each
.I pid
-can be one of five things:
+can be one of four things:
.RS
.TP
.I n
denote a process group, either the signal must be specified first, or the
argument must be preceded by a '--' option, otherwise it will be taken as the
signal to send.
+.RE
.TP
-.I commandname
+.I name
All processes invoked using that name will be signaled.
-.RE
.TP
\fB\-s\fR, \fB\-\-signal\fR \fIsignal\fR
Specify the signal to send. The signal may be given as a signal name or