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PROCESS.SEND(3lua) "3lua" "Callisto manual pages"
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# NAME
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*process.send* - send a signal
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# SYNOPSIS
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*process.send*(_pid_: *integer*, _sig_: *string*)
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# DESCRIPTION
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*process.send* sends the signal named _sig_
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to the process identitied by _pid_.
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If an error occurs,
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*process.send* returns nil, an error message and
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a platform-dependent error code.
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There are a few reasons *process.send* can fail;
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see kill(2) for a list of possible error values.
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# EXAMPLES
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Send *SIGKILL* to a process with command name *bash*:
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process.send(process.pidof("bash"), "SIGKILL")
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# SEE ALSO
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callisto(3lua), process(3lua), kill(2)
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