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diff --git a/kill/kill.1 b/kill/kill.1
index 5ad2a47c0b76ba886e95b53112eb1f21c3216f3d..8e8891db7981c1845585b2eca153fc407691d4ce 100644 (file)
--- a/kill/kill.1
+++ b/kill/kill.1
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-.\"    $NetBSD: kill.1,v 1.10 1997/10/20 08:52:10 enami Exp $
-.\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1980, 1990, 1993
 .\"    The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
 .\"
@@ -35,6 +33,7 @@
 .\" SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
 .\"    @(#)kill.1      8.2 (Berkeley) 4/28/95
+.\" $FreeBSD: src/bin/kill/kill.1,v 1.11.2.1 2000/12/08 13:34:35 ru Exp $
 .\"
 .Dd April 28, 1995
 .Dt KILL 1
@@ -47,20 +46,21 @@
 .Op Fl s Ar signal_name
 .Ar pid
 \&...
-.Nm ""
+.Nm
 .Fl l
 .Op Ar exit_status
-.Nm ""
+.Nm
 .Fl signal_name
 .Ar pid
 \&...
-.Nm ""
+.Nm
 .Fl signal_number
 .Ar pid
 \&...
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
-The kill utility sends a signal to the processes specified
-by the pid operand(s).
+The
+.Nm
+utility sends a signal to the processes specified by the pid operand(s).
 .Pp
 Only the super-user may send signals to other users' processes.
 .Pp
@@ -110,18 +110,16 @@ ALRM (alarm clock)
 TERM (software termination signal)
 .El
 .Pp
+Some shells may provide a builtin
 .Nm
-is a built-in to
-.Xr csh  1  ;
-it allows job specifiers of the form ``%...'' as arguments
-so process id's are not as often used as
-.Nm
-arguments.
-See
-.Xr csh  1
-for details.
+command which is similar or identical to this utility.
+Consult the
+.Xr builtin 1
+manual page.
 .Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr builtin 1 ,
 .Xr csh 1 ,
+.Xr killall 1 ,
 .Xr ps 1 ,
 .Xr kill 2 ,
 .Xr sigaction 2