Re^5: Vague segfault question

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in thread open3() problem

The kill documentation seems to omit what the Camel book adds, that a negative process id (not just -1) will kill all processes in the process group on Posix-conforming systems.

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Re^6: Vague segfault question by Anonymous Monk on Feb 06, 2012 at 08:58 UTC
When the docs say it depends on the operating system, you're supposed to consult the operating system documentation (man kill)	[reply]

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