KILL(1) General Commands Manual KILL(1)

# [NAME](#NAME)

kill - Send signal to processes or list information about signals.

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

**kill** \[OPTIONS]... PID...

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

Send signal to processes or list information about signals.

# [OPTIONS](#OPTIONS)

[**-l**, **--list**](#l)

Lists signals

[**-t**, **--table**](#t)

Lists table of signals

[**-s**, **--signal** *<signal>*](#s)

Sends given signal instead of SIGTERM

[**-h**, **--help**](#h)

Print help

[**-V**, **--version**](#V)

Print version

# [VERSION](#VERSION)

v(uutils coreutils) 0.12.0

2026-10-08

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Document: kill(1) from uutils 0.12.0-r2 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://github.com/uutils/coreutils