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.. index:: KILL

.. _kill:

KILL --- Send a signal to a process
***********************************

.. function:: KILL(PID, SIG)

  Sends the signal specified by :samp:`{SIG}` to the process :samp:`{PID}`.
  See ``kill(2)``.

  :param PID:
    Shall be a scalar ``INTEGER`` with ``INTENT(IN)``.

  :param SIG:
    Shall be a scalar ``INTEGER`` with ``INTENT(IN)``.

  :param STATUS:
    [Subroutine](Optional)
    Shall be a scalar ``INTEGER``.
    Returns 0 on success; otherwise a system-specific error code is returned.

  :param STATUS:
    [Function] The kind type parameter is that of
    ``pid``.
    Returns 0 on success; otherwise a system-specific error code is returned.

  Standard:
    GNU extension

  Standard:
    GNU extension

  Class:
    Subroutine, function

  Syntax:
    .. code-block:: fortran

      CALL KILL(PID, SIG [, STATUS])
      STATUS = KILL(PID, SIG)

  See also:
    :ref:`ABORT`,
    :ref:`EXIT`