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NAME            kill -- destroy process
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SYNOPSIS        (process number in r0)
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DESCRIPTION     kill\b\b\b\b____
destroys a process, given its process number.
The process leaves a core image.

This call is restricted to the super-user,
and is intended only to kill an otherwise
unstoppable process.
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SEE ALSO        --
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DIAGNOSTICS     c-bit set
if user is not the super-user, or if process does not exist.
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BUGS            Under
strange circumstances, kill\b\b\b\b____ is ineffective.