bosskill (8) manual page
BOSSKILL(8) MAINTENANCE COMMANDS BOSSKILL(8)
NAME
bosskill - send a signal to your boss, or terminate your boss
SYNOPSIS
bosskill [ -signal ] bossname
DESCRIPTION
bosskill sends the TERM (terminate, 15) signal to the boss
with the specified bossname. If a signal name or number
preceded by `-' is given as the first argument, that signal
is sent instead of terminate. The killed boss must be in the
system administrator's supervisory chain.
The following is a list of all signals with names as in the
include file <signal.h>:
SIGHUP 1 hangup. Forces bossname to re-read his/her job
description and figure out that he/she knows
squat about sysadmin work or life, in general.
SIGINT 2 interrupt. Prevents the bossname from
interrupting the sysadmin for one hour.
SIGQUIT 3 quit. Causes the boss to quit his/her job with
no explanation.
SIGILL 4 illegal instruction. Makes the boss believe
the last instruction he/she gave was illegal,
so he/she withdraws it.
SIGTRAP 5 trace trap. Display the exact location of the
boss.
SIGABRT 6 abort. Makes the boss go home and try again
tomorrow.
SIGKILL 9 kill. Game over.
SIGBUS 10 bus error. Boss's transportation fails on the
way to work.
SIGSEGV 11 segmentation violation. Boss realizes he/she
is trying to do something for which he/she is
not quailified and stops.
SIGSYS 12 bad argument. Boss loses.
SIGPIPE 13 smoke pipe. Boss samples some green leafy
substance and mellows out.
SIGALRM 14 alarm. Boss is startled and falls over. Best
used when boss is walking next to his/her boss.
SIGTERM 15 termination signal. Boss is fired.
BUGS
Sending a SIGABRT to a boss that is already home will cause
him/her to walk aimlessly in circles for two hours.
HISTORY
Written by Eric L. Pederson <eric@bofh.org.uk>
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