Felipe Sateler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I still don't understand why a SIGTERM is needed. If proper cleanup > is not needed, why not just SIGKILL and be done with it? Is there a > real reason?
My understanding only: It is preferable for processes to clean up after themselves, which is the semantic of SIGTERM. Only those processes which were not able to do so in a timely manner will be abruptly killed with SIGKILL. -- \ “Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur.” (“Whatever is | `\ said in Latin, sounds profound.”) —anonymous | _o__) | Ben Finney -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
