Process Signals

• Signals are a way to send requests to processes
• Usually processes can choose what to do
• Command to get the manual: $man 7 signal
• SIGINT
• Interrupt Signal
• SIGTERM
• Default action is terminate
• Asks processes nicely to quit
• Processes choose what to do
• SIGKILL
• Only action is terminate
• Processes don’t have a choice
• Also known as a signal: 9