NAME

kill -- kill a background job

USAGE

kill job [job ...]

PARAMETERS

job

A background job number, as returned by jobs , or as printed when the job is submitted.

DESCRIPTION

Kill is used to forcibly terminate a background job. The user must specify the job number of the task to be killed. The job number is displayed when the job is started, and may also be seen using the jobs command.

EXAMPLE

1. Kill job number 4.

cl> kill 4

SEE ALSO

jobs, service