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NAME
       killpg - send a signal to a process group


SYNOPSIS
       #include <signal.h>

       int killpg(pid_t pgrp, int sig);


DESCRIPTION
       The killpg() function shall send the signal specified by sig to the process group specified by pgrp.

       If  pgrp  is  greater  than 1, killpg(pgrp, sig) shall be equivalent to kill(-pgrp, sig). If pgrp is less
       than or equal to 1, the behavior of killpg() is undefined.


RETURN VALUE
       Refer to kill() .


ERRORS
       Refer to kill() .

       The following sections are informative.


EXAMPLES
       None.


APPLICATION USAGE
       None.


RATIONALE
       None.


FUTURE DIRECTIONS
       None.


SEE ALSO
       getpgid() , getpid() , kill() , raise() , the Base Definitions volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <signal.h>


       Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition,
       Standard  for  Information Technology -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base
       Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers,
       Inc  and  The  Open Group. In the event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
       The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group  Standard  is  the  referee  document.  The
       original Standard can be obtained online at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .