BOSSKILL(8)                                        BOSSKILL(8)


NAME

    bosskill  -  send a signal to your boss, or terminate your
    boss


SYNOPSIS

    bosskill [ -signal ] <bossname>


DESCRIPTION

    bosskill sends the TERM (terminate, 15) signal to the boss
    with  the  specified bossname.  If a signal name or number
    preceded by `-' is given as the first argument, that  sig-
    nal  is sent instead of terminate. The killed boss must be
    in the system administrator's supervisory chain.

    The following is a list of all signals with  names  as  in
    the include file <signal.h>:

    SIGHUP    1    hangup. Forces bossname to re-read his/her
                   job description and figure out that  he/she
                   knows squat about sysadmin work or life, in
                   general.

    SIGINT    2    interrupt.  Prevents  the  bossname   from
                   interrupting the sysadmin for one hour.

    SIGQUIT   3    quit.  Causes the boss to quit his/her job
                   with no explanation.

    SIGILL    4    illegal instruction. Makes the boss believe
                   the  last instruction he/she gave was ille-
                   gal, so he/she withdraws it.

    SIGTRAP   5    trace trap. Display the exact  location  of
                   the boss.

    SIGABRT   6    abort. Makes the boss go home and try again
                   tomorrow.

    SIGKILL   9    kill. Game over.

    SIGBUS    10   bus error. Boss's transportation  fails  on
                   the way to work.

    SIGSEGV   11   segmentation   violation.  Boss  realizes
                   he/she is trying to do something for  which
                   he/she is not quailified and stops.

    SIGSYS    12   bad argument. Boss loses.

    SIGPIPE   13   smoke  pipe. Boss samples some green leafy
                   substance and mellows out.

    SIGALRM   14   alarm. Boss is  startled  and  falls  over.
                   Best  used  when  boss  is  walking next to
                   his/her boss.

    SIGTERM   15   termination signal. Boss is fired.


BUGS

    Sending a SIGABRT to a boss  that  is  already  home  will
    cause  him/her to walk aimlessly in circles for two hours.


HISTORY

    Written by Eric L. Pederson <eric@bofh.org.uk>.